Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024
Punjab CGWB report 2023: Tops the list, with the extraction of groundwater at 164% i.e. 64% more extraction than recharge[1]
-- The water table is depleting at an annual average of 51 cm
-- 76.47% (117 out of 153) blocks declared over-exploited i.e. Dark Zone[2]
-- 13.07% (20) blocks in Safe category[2:1]
-- Water level expected to reach 1000 feet depth by 2039[3]
CGWB report 2024[4]: Efforts by AAP Govt showing IMPACT
-- After 24 years, 63 blocks showed RISE in Water Levels
-- 2 Blocks enter SAFE zone from Semi-Critical
-- 2 Blocks enter Semi-Critical zone from Critical
Initiatives to reverse this trend (Detailed Next section)
1.Canal Irrigation to avoid tubewell pumps
2.Canal water for drinking
3.Water Recharge
| Year | Water Extraction%[5] |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 164.42% |
| 2022 | 164.11% |
| 2023 | 163.76% |
| Wells | Comments |
|---|---|
| 176 | Monitored wells in Punjab |
| 115 (65.34%) | Wells show fall in water level |
| 61 (34.66%) | Wells show rise in water level |
References:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/groundwater-recharge-this-year-maximum-since-2004-punjab-rajasthan-haryana-extract-more-than-recharged/articleshow/105663998.cms ↩︎
https://cgwb.gov.in/cgwbpnm/public/uploads/documents/17067037961497272345file.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-farmers-urged-to-switch-from-paddy-farming-for-environmental-sustainability/articleshow/111941459.cms ↩︎
https://www.bhaskar.com/local/punjab/news/punjab-ground-water-water-level-update-guru-sahay-and-makhu-block-safe-zone-133882447.html ↩︎
https://cgwb.gov.in/cgwbpnm/public/uploads/documents/17067037961497272345file.pdf ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/in-parliament-water-table-depleting-fast-in-punjab-65-wells-register-fall-642975 ↩︎
