WATER CONSERVATION INITIATIVES

Water being a State subject, the aspects related to water resources including its conservation are studied, planned, funded and executed by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. The Central Government supplements the measures and efforts being taken up by the State Governments.

The Government of India takes various initiatives on water conservation to ensure the long-term sustainability of water conservation. Major steps taken by the Government for water conservation and rainwater harvesting across the country including the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli:

As per the Dynamic Ground Water Resources Assessments (DGWRA), the Stage of Ground Water Extraction in the district of Khandwa has improved from 41.48% in 2023 to 39.78% in 2025. The district-wise details of DGWRA 2025 for Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadar and Nagar Haveli, are given in Annexure IV, V and VI respectively.

The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.(updated on 18th Dec 25)