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Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report 2023
December 9 , 2023
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- The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti has released this report for the entire country.
- It was previously carried out in 1980, 1995, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2020 and 2022.
- It aims to determine the prevailing status of groundwater resources and the impact of ongoing groundwater management practices.
- As per the 2023 assessment report, the total annual ground water recharge for the entire country is 449.08 billion cubic meters (BCM).
- And the annual ground water extraction for the entire country is 241.34 BCM.
- It is marking an increase of 11.48 BCM compared to the previous year (2022).
- Further, out of the total 6553 assessment units in the country, 4793 units categorized as ‘Safe’ and 736 units have been categorized as ‘Over-exploited’.
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