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State Profile
Ground Water Scenario
Sikkim
Area (Sq.km) |
7,096 |
Rainfall (mm) |
3494 |
Total Districts / Blocks |
4 districts 8 Blocks, 4 GW assessment units |
GROUND WATER EXPLORATION/SOURCES FINDINGS
Dynamic Resources |
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Annual Replenishable Ground water Resource |
0.08 BCM |
Net Annual Ground Water Availability |
0.08 BCM |
Annual Ground Water Draft |
0.01 BCM |
Stage of Ground Water Development |
16 % |
Developmental Monitoring |
Over Exploited |
NIL |
Critical |
NIL |
Semi- critical |
NIL |
Exploratory Tube wells Constructed (as on 31.03.2007) |
31 |
Artificial Recharge to Ground Water (AR) |
- Quantity of Surface Water to be Recharged: 44 MCM
- Feasible AR structures: 2100 spring development, 2500 cement plugs/ nala bunds, 5300 gabion structures, 69596 Roof Water Harvesting
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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) |
Nil |
Water Management Training Programme (as on 31.03.2007) |
Nil |
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Ministry
of Water Resources