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Management Rules, 2016. All States/UTs and concerned central ministries are members of the
National Task Force. The first meeting of the National Task Force was held on 31st August 2021.
The Government has also been taking measures for awareness generation towards elimination
of single use plastics and effective implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Water

Ground Water

6.25 Ground water is a crucial resource for India’s agriculture, industry and drinking water
security. However, unsustainable extraction, i.e. extraction in excess of, or close to, annual
recharge, can severely compromise ground water resources.

Figure 17: Ground Water Resource Assessments (2004-2020)

500 64
450 63 63
400 61 62 62 62 62
Ground Water (bcm) 300 60 Ground Water Extraction (%)
350
61

250
59
200
150
57
100 58 58
50 56
0 55
2004 2009 2011 2013 2017 2020

Annual GW Recharge Annual Extractable GW
Annual GW Extraction GW Extraction (%)

Source: National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2020

6.26 Ground Water Resources Assessment of states/UTs is carried out jointly by state
groundwater/ nodal departments and Central Ground Water Board at periodic intervals, and
the Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India is published by compiling the state/UT wise
ground water resources assessed. Such ground water assessments have been undertaken in 2004,
2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2020. Figure 17 shows the annual ground water recharge, annual
extractable ground water resources, annual ground water extraction and the stage of total ground
water extraction (ratio of annual ground water extraction and annual extractable resources i.e.
utilization vs availability expressed in per cent) of India during 2004-2020. It may be seen that
the annual ground water recharge has remained similar during 2004-2020 (except in 2013).
Overall, the annual ground water extraction has been in the range of 58-63 per cent during this
period.