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State Profile
Ground Water Scenario
Uttarakhand
Area (Sq.km) |
53,484 |
Physiography |
Ganga Plain, Siwalik Hills, Lesser Himalayas, Central Himalayas |
Drainage |
The State is drained by major perennial rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Sarda and Kali and their tributaries. |
Rainfall (mm) |
1523 |
Total Districts / Tehsils |
13 districts 78 Tehsils |
GROUND WATER MEDIUM (Hydrogeological Conditions)
The predominantly hilly State of Uttarakhand has a varied hydrogeological setup and can be divided broadly in to two distinct hydrogeological regimes viz. the Gangetic alluvial plain and the Himalayan mountain belt. The former is covered with a vast expanse of alluvium and unconsolidated sedimentary material of varying size fractions (ranging from boulder to clay) and is a promising zone for ground water development. The latter zone, being predominantly hilly, offers much less potential for large scale development of ground water. Ground water in the hilly region occurs mostly in fissures/fractures and emerges as springs. The springs are amenable to small scale development of ground water resources in the State. The yield of tube wells in Siwalik formation ranges from 50.4 m3/hr to 79.2 m3/hr, in Bhabar formations yield is upto 332.4 m3/hr. In Tarai belt yield of tubewell ranges 36m3/hr to 144 m3/hr and in Indo-Gangetic plain yield varies from 90 m3/hr to 198 m3/hr
GROUND WATER EXPLORATION/SOURCES FINDINGS
Dynamic Resources |
Annual Replenishable Ground water Resource |
2.27 BCM |
Net Annual Ground Water Availability |
2.10 BCM |
Annual Ground Water Draft |
1.39 BCM |
Stage of Ground Water Development |
66 % |
Developmental Monitoring |
Over Exploited |
2 blocks |
Critical |
NIL |
Semi- critical |
3 blocks |
Exploratory Tube wells Constructed (as on 31.03.2007) |
52 |
No. of ground water observation wells |
44 |
Ground Water User Maps |
5 districts |
Artificial Recharge to Ground Water (AR) |
- Feasible AR structures: 500 spring development, 500 check dams, 500 sub-surface dykes
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AR schemes completed during IX Plan: 1 |
Enactment of Ground Water Bill to regulate and control the development of ground water:
To be enacted
Inclusion of Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting (RTRWH) in building by laws:
To be included.
Central Ground Water Authority
Areas Notified |
For Regulation of ground water development |
NIL |
For Registration of GW abstraction Structures |
NIL |
Mass Awareness Programmes (as on 31.03.2007) |
10 |
Water Management Training Programme(as on 31.03.2007) |
5 |
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Ministry
of Water Resources