Table 6.6 State-wise pattern of temporal fluctuation in groundwater level (GWL)
States/Union Territories
Total no. of
monitored wells
Rate of temporal fluctuation in
depth to GWL (cm/year)
Nature of
fluctuation
Andaman and Nicobar
90
11.4
Rise
Andhra Pradesh
1240
37.8
Fall
Arunachal Pradesh
8
11.8
Fall
Assam
118
2.9
Fall
Bihar
627
2.4
Fall
Chandigarh
12
59.5
Fall
Chhattisgarh
6
2.8
Rise
Dadra and Nagar Hav
17
0.4
Fall
Daman and Diu
8
7.1
Fall
Delhi
84
43
Fall
Goa
69
10.7
Rise
Gujarat
910
11.1
Fall
Haryana
319
36.7
Fall
Himachal Pradesh
105
18.8
Rise
Jammu and Kashmir
199
20.2
Rise
Jharkhand
298
1.7
Rise
Karnataka
5
0.2
Rise
Kerala
429
1.4
Fall
Lakshdweep
NA
NA
NA
Madhya Pradesh
1440
0.2
Rise
Maharashtra
1628
0.5
Fall
Manipur
NA
NA
NA
Meghalaya
13
3
Fall
Mizoram
NA
NA
NA
Nagaland
15
3.8
Rise
Odisha
1260
6.4
Fall
Pondicherry
11
42.6
Fall
Punjab
261
45.1
Fall
Rajasthan
641
32.2
Fall
Sikkim
NA
NA
NA
Tamilnadu
563
13.7
Fall
Telangana
915
0.2
Rise
Tripura
25
5.9
Fall
Uttar Pradesh
6
13
Fall
Uttarakhand
53
11.4
Rise
West Bengal
769
5.6
Fall
Total
12,144
4.7
Fall
Source: Calculated from WRIS-NRSC data
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