ABSTRACT
The primary objective of monitoring the ground water level is to record the response of ground regime to the natural and anthropogenic stresses of recharge, discharge parameters with reference to geology, climate, physiography, land use pattern, hydrologic characteristics. The ground water level scenario based on data from CGWB is presented in the following paragraphs. The overall stage of ground water development in the country is 62%. The status of ground water development is very high in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, where the Stage of Ground Water Development is more than 100%, which implies that in the states the annual ground water consumption is more than annual ground water recharge. In the states of Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh and UTs of Daman & Diu, Puducherry, the stage of ground water development is 70% and above. The ground water development activities have increased generally in the areas where future scope for ground water development existed.
