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WATER SCARCE DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY

Posted On: 18 AUG 2025 2:34PM by PIB Delhi

Water, being a State subject, places the primary responsibility for the augmentation, conservation, assessment and efficient management of water resources with the respective State Governments. However, the Central Government supplements the efforts of the States through technical and financial support.

The Dynamic Ground Water Resources of the country are assessed every year from 2022 jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments to analyze trends in groundwater recharge and extraction. As per the report of “National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2024”, shared by CGWB, 102 districts are categorized as ‘Over- exploited’, 22 districts are categorized as ‘Critical’ and 69 districts are categorized as “Semi-critical”. The State wise details of 193 OCS (Over Exploited, Critical and Semi Critical) districts is provided below.

Additionally, the Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 as a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign in 256 water-stressed districts of the country. The Hon'ble Prime Minister launched “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” (JSA: CTR) in 2021 with the tagline “Catch the Rain – Where it Falls When it Falls”. The Abhiyan was scaled up to cover all districts, blocks, and municipalities across the country.

Although JSA:CTR campaign is implemented nationwide, each edition has included a targeted focus since 2023 to maximize impact. The JSA: CTR 2023, with the theme “Source Sustainability for Drinking Water,” prioritized 150 special focus districts identified by the Jal Jeevan Mission. The JSA: CTR 2024 campaign, themed “Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti,” was carried out across the country with a special focus on 151 districts identified by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The JSA: CTR 2025 was launched with the theme “Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: Jan Jagrukta Ki Or” emphasizing deeper grassroots engagement, inter-sectoral convergence and innovative financing mechanisms with special focus on 148 districts identified by CGWB. The lists of focused districts under JSA:CTR Campaign (for 2025, 2024 & 2023) is attached at below respectively.

Water’ is State subject and the Central Government supplements the efforts of the States through technical and financial support. Water conservation is one of the foremost priorities of the Government.

To address the challenges faced by States and local bodies in implemention of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan campaign particularly in water-stressed regions, the Government of India has adopted a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach. As part of this strategy, Central teams consisting of Central Nodal Officers (CNOs) of the Rank of Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/Director/Deputy Secretary and Technical Officers (TOs) from the organizations of DoWR, RD & GR (CWC, CGWB, NIH, CSMRS, CWPRS, etc) are sent for field visits to the focused districts during the campaign for interaction with district authorities on Jal Shakti Abhiyan and to facilitate the districts and provide technical assistance. Further, State Nodal Officers are also appointed by all the states/UTs to oversee the implementation of the campaign at state level. 148 Central Nodal Officers have been appointed for 148 high focus districts for the JSA: CTR 2025-2026 campaign. List of 148 high focus districts are at below.

This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

MAM/SMP

(Rajya Sabha US Q2803)

 

 

State-wise number of ‘OCS (Over Exploited, Critical and Semi Critical)’ Districts as per National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2024

 

S.No.

State/Union Territories

No. of Over-Exploited

No. of Critical Districts

No. of Semi-Critical Districts

Total no. of OCS Districts

 

 

1

Bihar

0

0

2

2

 

2

Chhattisgarh

0

1

3

4

 

3

Gujarat

4

0

2

6

 

4

Haryana

16

1

2

19

 

5

Jharkhand

0

0

1

1

 

6

Karnataka

5

4

5

14

 

7

Kerala

0

0

2

2

 

8

Madhya Pradesh

6

1

6

13

 

9

Maharashtra

0

0

5

5

 

10

Punjab

19

1

0

20

 

11

Rajasthan

29

0

0

29

 

12

Tamil Nadu

9

3

10

22

 

13

Telangana

1

0

2

3

 

14

Uttar Pradesh

5

7

26

38

 

15

West Bengal

0

0

1

1

 

16

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

3

0

0

3

 

 

17

Delhi

5

4

1

10

 

18

Puducherry

0

0

1

1

 

 

Grand Total

102

22

69

193

 

 

 

JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN: CATCH THE RAIN -2025

S. No.

State

Name of District

1

Gujarat

Banaskantha

2

Gujarat

Gandhinagar

3

Gujarat

Mahesana

4

Gujarat

Patan

5

Haryana

Ambala

6

Haryana

Bhiwani

7

Haryana

Charkhi Dadri

8

Haryana

Faridabad

9

Haryana

Fatehabad

10

Haryana

Gurgaon

11

Haryana

Jind

12

Haryana

Kaithal

13

Haryana

Karnal

14

Haryana

Kurukshetra

15

Haryana

Mahendragarh

16

Haryana

Panipat

17

Haryana

Rewari

18

Haryana

Sirsa

19

Haryana

Sonipat

20

Haryana

Yamunanagar

21

Karnataka

Bangalore(r)

22

Karnataka

Bangalore(u)

23

Karnataka

Chik ballapur

24

Karnataka

Chitradurga

25

Karnataka

Kolar

26

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

27

Madhya Pradesh

Mandsaur

28

Madhya Pradesh

Neemuch

29

Madhya Pradesh

Ratlam

30

Madhya Pradesh

Shajapur

31

Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain

32

Punjab

Amritsar

33

Punjab

Barnala

34

Punjab

Bathinda

35

Punjab

Faridkot

36

Punjab

Fatehgarg Sahib

37

Punjab

Ferozpur

38

Punjab

Gurdaspur

39

Punjab

Hoshiarpur

40

Punjab

Jalandhar

41

Punjab

Kapurthala

42

Punjab

Ludhiana

43

Punjab

Malerkotla

44

Punjab

Mansa

45

Punjab

Moga

46

Punjab

Patiala

47

Punjab

Mohali

48

Punjab

Nawanshahr

49

Punjab

Sangrur

50

Punjab

Tarn Taran

51

Rajasthan

Ajmer

52

Rajasthan

Alwar

53

Rajasthan

Baran

54

Rajasthan

Barmer

55

Rajasthan

Bharatpur

56

Rajasthan

Bhilwara

57

Rajasthan

Bikaner

58

Rajasthan

Bundi

59

Rajasthan

Chittaurgarh

60

Rajasthan

Churu

61

Rajasthan

Dausa

62

Rajasthan

Dholpur

63

Rajasthan

Jaipur

64

Rajasthan

Jaisalmer

65

Rajasthan

Jalore

66

Rajasthan

Jhalawar

67

Rajasthan

Jhunjhunu

68

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

69

Rajasthan

Karauli

70

Rajasthan

Kota

71

Rajasthan

Nagaur

72

Rajasthan

Pali

73

Rajasthan

Pratapgarh

74

Rajasthan

Rajsamand

75

Rajasthan

Sawai Madhopur

76

Rajasthan

Sikar

77

Rajasthan

Sirohi

78

Rajasthan

Tonk

79

Rajasthan

Udaipur

80

Tamilnadu

Chennai

81

Tamilnadu

Dindigul

82

Tamilnadu

Mayiladuthurai

83

Tamilnadu

Namakkal

84

Tamilnadu

Peramballur

85

Tamilnadu

Salem

86

Tamilnadu

Thanjavur

87

Tamilnadu

Tirupathur

88

Tamilnadu

Vellore

89

Telangana

Hyderabad

90

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

91

Uttar Pradesh

Firozabad

92

Uttar Pradesh

G.B. Nagar

93

Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad

94

Uttar Pradesh

Shamli

95

Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu

Dadra Nagar Haveli

96

Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu

Daman

97

Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu

Diu

98

Delhi

New Delhi

99

Delhi

North

100

Delhi

North East

101

Delhi

Shahdara

102

Delhi

South

103

Chhattisgarh

Bemetara

104

Haryana

Palwal

105

Karnataka

Chamrajangar

106

Karnataka

Davangere

107

Karnataka

Ramanagaram

108

Karnataka

Tumkur

109

Madhya Pradesh

Agar

110

Punjab

Ropar

111

Tamilnadu

Dharmapuri

112

Tamilnadu

Karur

113

Tamilnadu

Krishnagiri

114

Uttar Pradesh

JP Nagar (Amroha)

115

Uttar Pradesh

Baghpat

116

Uttar Pradesh

Bulandshahar

117

Uttar Pradesh

Hapur

118

Uttar Pradesh

Hathras

119

Uttar Pradesh

Mahoba

120

Uttar Pradesh

Saharanpur

121

Delhi

East

122

Delhi

South East

123

Delhi

South West

124

Delhi

West

125

Bihar

Jehanabad

126

Jharkhand

Dhanbad

127

Kerala

Kasaragod

128

Maharashtra

Ahmednagar

129

UT-Puducherry

Puducherry Region

130

West Bengal

Nadia

131

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

North and Middle Adaman

132

Andhra Pradesh

Guntur

133

Arunachal Pradesh

Papum Pare (Itanagar)

134

Assam

Kamrup

135

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

136

Goa

Goa North

137

Himachal Pradesh

Una

138

Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar

139

Ladakh

Kargil

140

Lakshadweep

Kavaratti

141

Manipur

Imphal West

142

Meghalaya

South West Garo Hills

143

Mizoram

Aizawl

144

Nagaland

Dimapur

145

Odisha

Deogarh

146

Sikkim

Soreng

147

Tripura

West Tripura

148

Uttarakhand

Haridwar

 

 

JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN: CATCH THE RAIN -2024

S.No.

Name of States/Uts

Name of Districts

1

Andaman and Nicobar

N & M Andaman

2

Andhra Pradesh

Palnadu

3

Andhra Pradesh

SPS Nellore

4

Andhra Pradesh

Kurnool

5

Andhra Pradesh

West Godavari

6

Andhra Pradesh

NTR

7

Andhra Pradesh

Ananthapuramu

8

Andhra Pradesh

Prakasam

9

Arunachal Pradesh

Tirap

10

Assam

Udalguri

11

Assam

Hailakandi

12

Assam

Dhubri

13

Assam

Baksa

14

Bihar

Begusarai

15

Bihar

Kaimur

16

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

17

Chhattisgarh

Bastar

18

Chhattisgarh

Bemetara

19

Chhattisgarh

Dhamtar

20

Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Diu

21

Delhi

North East

22

Delhi

Shahdara

23

Delhi

New Delhi

24

Delhi

West Delhi

25

Goa

South Goa

26

Gujarat

Vadodara

27

Gujarat

Narmada

28

Gujarat

Devbhumi Dwarka

29

Gujarat

Banaskantha

30

Gujarat

Mahesana

31

Gujarat

Patan

32

Haryana

Jind

33

Haryana

Fatehabad

34

Haryana

Sirsa

35

Haryana

Kurukshetra

36

Haryana

Panipat

37

Haryana

Mahendragarh

38

Haryana

Rewari

39

Haryana

Kaithal

40

Haryana

Gurgaon

41

Haryana

Faridabad

42

Himachal Pradesh

Una

43

Himachal Pradesh

Solan

44

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu

45

Jharkhand

Jamtara

46

Jharkhand

Lohardaga

47

Jharkhand

Palamau

48

Jharkhand

Deoghar

49

Jharkhand

Koderma

50

Karnataka

Belagavi

51

Karnataka

Hassan

52

Karnataka

Bijapur

53

Karnataka

Chikkamagaluru

54

Karnataka

Gulbarga

55

Karnataka

Chikbalapur

56

Karnataka

Bidar

57

Karnataka

Dharwad

58

Karnataka

Chitradurga

59

Karnataka

Haveri

60

Kerala

Wayanad

61

Kerala

Kasargod

62

Kerala

Malappuram

63

Ladakh

Kargil

64

Lakshadweep

Lakhshadeep (Agatti & Kavaratti)

65

Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur

66

Madhya Pradesh

SIDHI

67

Madhya Pradesh

Shivpuri

68

Madhya Pradesh

Neemuch

69

Madhya Pradesh

Guna

70

Madhya Pradesh

Vidisha

71

Madhya Pradesh

Rajgarh

72

Madhya Pradesh

Ashok Nagar

73

Madhya Pradesh

Sheopur

74

Madhya Pradesh

Agar Malwa

75

Maharashtra

Wardha

76

Maharashtra

Nashik

77

Maharashtra

Beed

78

Maharashtra

Jalna

79

Maharashtra

Solapur

80

Maharashtra

Osmanabad

81

Maharashtra

Dhule

82

Manipur

Imphal

83

Meghalaya

East Khasi Hills

84

Mizoram

Aizawl

85

Nagaland

Dimapui

86

Odisha

Bolangir

87

Odisha

Dhenkanal

88

Odisha

Rayagada

89

Odisha

Nuapada

90

Puducherry

Puducherry

91

Punjab

Bathinda

92

Punjab

Jalandhar

93

Punjab

Ludhiana

94

Punjab

Patiala

95

Punjab

Amritsar

96

Punjab

Sangrur

97

Punjab

Moga

98

Punjab

Barnala

99

Punjab

Mansa

100

Punjab

Hoshiarpur

101

Rajasthan

JAIPUR

102

Rajasthan

JAISALMER

103

Rajasthan

Barmer

104

Rajasthan

CHURU

105

Rajasthan

BIKANER

106

Rajasthan

SIKAR

107

Rajasthan

Alwar

108

Rajasthan

KARAULI

109

Rajasthan

DAUSA

110

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

111

Sikkim

Gangtok

112

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore

113

Tamil Nadu

Vellore

114

Tamil Nadu

Tirupathur

115

Tamil Nadu

Mayiladuthurai

116

Tamil Nadu

Salem

117

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

118

Tamil Nadu

Namakkal

119

Tamil Nadu

Dindigul

120

Tamil Nadu

Perambalur

121

Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur

122

Telangana

Nalgonda

123

Telangana

Yadadri Bhuvanagiri

124

Telangana

Hyderabad

125

Telangana

Bhadradri Kothagudem

126

Telangana

Adilabad

127

Telangana

Nirmal

128

Telangana

Kamareddy

129

Telangana

Wanaparthy

130

Telangana

Komarambheem Asifabad

131

Telangana

Jogulamba Gadwal

132

Tripura

South Tripura

133

Tripura

North Tripura

134

Tripura

Unakoti

135

Tripura

Dhalai

136

Uttar Pradesh

Prayagraj

137

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

138

Uttar Pradesh

Sonbhadra

139

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

140

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar

141

Uttar Pradesh

Chitrakoot

142

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

143

Uttar Pradesh

Jyotiba Phule Nagar

144

Uttar Pradesh

Gautam Buddha Nagar

145

Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad

146

Uttarkhand

Udhamsingh Nagar

147

Uttarkhand

Haridwar

148

Uttarkhand

Champawat

149

West Bengal

Jhargram

150

West Bengal

Dakshin Dinajpur

151

West Bengal

Malda

 

JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN: CATCH THE RAIN -2023

Sl. No.

State

District

1

A&N Islands

N & M Andaman

2

Andhra Pradesh

Sri Sathya Sai

3

Andhra Pradesh

Chittoor

4

Andhra Pradesh

Annamayya

5

Andhra Pradesh

Prakasam

6

Andhra Pradesh

Y.S.R. Kadapa

7

Arunachal Pradesh

Papum Pare

8

Arunachal Pradesh

East Siang

9

Arunachal Pradesh

Lohit

10

Arunachal Pradesh

Lower Dibang Valley

11

Arunachal Pradesh

Longding

12

Assam

Dima Hasao

13

Assam

Darrang

14

Assam

Kamrup

15

Assam

Dhubri

16

Assam

Barpeta

17

Bihar

Gaya

18

Bihar

Nawada

19

Bihar

Kaimur

20

Bihar

Rohtas

21

Bihar

Aurangabad

22

Chhattisgarh

Bemetara

23

Chhattisgarh

Durg

24

Chhattisgarh

Raigarh

25

Chhattisgarh

Dhamtari

26

Chhattisgarh

Korba

27

DNH & DD

Dadra And Nagar Haveli

28

Goa

North Goa

29

Goa

South Goa

30

Gujarat

Mahi Sagar

31

Gujarat

Surender Nagar

32

Gujarat

Patan

33

Gujarat

Banas kantha

34

Gujarat

Panch Mahal

35

Haryana

Kurukshetra

36

Haryana

Bhiwani

37

Haryana

Palwal

38

Haryana

Hisar

39

Haryana

Panchkula

40

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla

41

Himachal Pradesh

Kangra

42

Himachal Pradesh

Solan

43

Himachal Pradesh

Mandi

44

Himachal Pradesh

Sirmour

45

Jammu & Kashmir

Ganderbal

46

Jammu & Kashmir

Doda

47

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu

48

Jammu & Kashmir

Ramban

49

Jammu & Kashmir

Bandipora

50

Jharkhand

Dhanbad

51

Jharkhand

Koderma

52

Jharkhand

Ramgarh

53

Jharkhand

Deoghar

54

Jharkhand

Ranchi

55

Karnataka

Chitradurga

56

Karnataka

Chikkaballapura

57

Karnataka

Tumkur

58

Karnataka

Vijaypura

59

Karnataka

Bangalore Rural

60

Kerala

Kasargod

61

Kerala

Malappuram

62

Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram

63

Kerala

Kozhikkode

64

Kerala

Thrissur

65

Ladakh

Kargil

66

Ladakh

Leh

67

Madhya Pradesh

Tikamgarh

68

Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur

69

Madhya Pradesh

Sagar

70

Madhya Pradesh

Seoni

71

Madhya Pradesh

Shajapur

72

Maharashtra

Pune

73

Maharashtra

Raigad

74

Maharashtra

Nashik

75

Maharashtra

Ratnagiri

76

Maharashtra

Thane

77

Manipur

Chandel

78

Manipur

Churachanpur

79

Manipur

Imphal East

80

Manipur

Imphal West

81

Manipur

Bishnupur

82

Meghalaya

Ribhoi

83

Meghalaya

South West Garo Hills

84

Meghalaya

West Garo Hills

85

Meghalaya

East Garo Hills

86

Meghalaya

West Jaintia Hills

87

Mizoram

Lunglei

88

Mizoram

Aizawl

89

Mizoram

Serchhip

90

Mizoram

Saiha

91

Mizoram

Lawngtlai

92

Nagaland

Longleng

93

Nagaland

Kohima

94

Nagaland

Tuensang

95

Nagaland

Zunheboto

96

Nagaland

Kiphire

97

Odisha

Sundergarh

98

Odisha

Jharsuguda

99

Odisha

Bargarh

100

Odisha

Angul

101

Odisha

Gajapati

102

Puducherry

Puducherry

103

Puducherry

Karaikal

104

Punjab

Jalandhar

105

Punjab

Kapurthala

106

Punjab

Malerkotla

107

Punjab

Moga

108

Punjab

Sangrur

109

Punjab

Barnala

110

Rajasthan

Jaisalmer

111

Rajasthan

Barmer

112

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

113

Rajasthan

Pali

114

Rajasthan

Rajsamand

115

Rajasthan

Jaipur

116

Sikkim

Namchi

117

Sikkim

Gangtok

118

Sikkim

Soreng

119

Sikkim

Gyalshing

120

Sikkim

Pakyong

121

Tamil Nadu

Ramanathapuram

122

Tamil Nadu

Virudhunagar

123

Tamil Nadu

Pudukottai

124

Tamil Nadu

Dharmapuri

125

Tamil Nadu

Cuddalore

126

Telangana

Jangaon

127

Telangana

Siddipet

128

Telangana

Mahabubnagar

129

Telangana

Rajanna Siricilla

130

Telangana

Rangareddy

131

Tripura

Dhalai

132

Tripura

North Tripura

133

Tripura

Khowai

134

Tripura

Unakoti

135

Tripura

Sepahijala

136

Uttar Pradesh

Mahoba

137

Uttar Pradesh

Chitrakoot

138

Uttar Pradesh

Banda

139

Uttar Pradesh

Jhansi

140

Uttar Pradesh

Sonbhadra

141

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

142

Uttarakhand

Pauri Garhwal

143

Uttarakhand

Nainital

144

Uttarakhand

Almora

145

Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh

146

West Bengal

Jhargram

147

West Bengal

Purulia

148

West Bengal

Paschim Medinipur

149

West Bengal

Paschim Burdwan

150

West Bengal

Bankura

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MAM/SMP

(Rajya Sabha US Q2803)


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