Ground water resource becomes scarce if it is not used judiciously ;
Ground Water Resource Estimation
Ground Water resource of the
State is estimated on a regular basis with a close collaboration
with the Ground Water Department of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
In the estimation of the resource, methodology recommended
by 'GROUND WATER ESTIMATION COMMITTEE - 1997', constituted by Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India, is adopted with
due importance given to the local hydrogeological conditions.
Ground water resources
of Andhra Pradesh - March 2004
S.no
District
Net annual ground water availability (MCM)
Gross ground water draft for all uses (MCM)
Annual ground water availability for future irrigation use
(MCM)
Stage of ground water development
( % )
1
SRIKAKULAM
92618
8958
76316
10
2
VIZIANAGARAM
88358
21571
58720
24
3
VISAKHAPATNAM
60785
20934
28270
34
4
EAST GODAVARI
204913
64267
133223
31
5
WEST GODAVARI
148910
71244
72189
48
6
KRISHNA
204838
49972
145796
24
7
GUNTUR
376926
36546
331984
10
8
PRAKASAM
110919
62948
52581
57
9
NELLORE
228220
100845
122659
44
10
CHITTOOR
145010
103825
42307
72
11
KADAPA
93289
69255
24471
74
12
ANANTAPUR
144233
109191
43163
76
13
KURNOOL
124124
51550
67269
42
14
MAHABOOBNAGAR
143098
88577
52049
62
15
NALGONDA
187007
97805
86794
52
16
RANGA REDDY
72623
74989
0
103
17
MEDAK
81322
70435
8111
87
18
NIZAMABAD
110257
95304
25319
86
19
ADILABAD
159424
52452
102289
33
20
KARIMNAGAR
167451
88926
77813
53
21
WARANGAL
160887
110786
58520
69
22
KHAMMAM
189424
39752
147707
21
TOTAL
3294636
1490133
45
Ground Water is a finite resource - use it judiciously