The Union Jal Shakti Ministry has said that 74% of the 1,087 monitored wells in Karnataka have registered a rise in groundwater level in a span of one decade.
On July 24, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary gave this information to Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Member of Parliament Kota Srinivas Poojary in response to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha on declining groundwater levels in Karnataka.
The Minister said the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) monitors groundwater levels throughout the country four times every year. The district-wise groundwater level data measured during post-monsoon 2024 (November) in Karnataka indicated around 96% of the measured wells have shown water levels in the range of 0-10 metres below ground level, indicating ease of access to groundwater.
Decadal mean
Mr. Choudhary said district-wise groundwater level data of November 2024 was compared with the decadal mean of November month of 10 years (2014-2023). The analysis indicated that around 74% of the wells monitored (1,087) have registered a rise in groundwater level.
