- The objective of the scheme is to control and regulate groundwater development through the implementation of Kerala Groundwater (control & regulation) Act-2002 to prevent adverse environmental impacts of ground water over exploitation and to ensure equitable distribution of resources to all sections of the society.
- Conducting mass awareness programmes on groundwater conservation; management and water quality issues to aware public, school children, officials of other department and representatives of Local Self Government,
- Issuance of permits, granting NOCs to drinking water bottling plants and other industries which use groundwater as raw material are also included.
- Addressing complaints of over-exploitation of groundwater, addressing different disputes of groundwater
- Registration of drilling rigs and firms/agencies engaged in construction of Groundwater abstraction structures are also included under this scheme.
Activities |
Physical Achievement for the FY 2019-20 |
Physical Achievement for the FY 2020-21 |
Physical Achievement for the FY 2021-22 | Physical Achievement for the FY 2022-23 (as on May 2022) |
Issue of Registration certificate (Non- notified area) |
– |
58 | 0 | |
Permits issued | 618 | 479 | 141 | 174 |
Conversion permit | 190 | 158 | 73 | 89 |
No. of Mass Awareness Programmes conducted | 21 |
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1.) 70 nos of Mass Awareness Programmes conducted
2.)World water Day State Level Inauguration conducted @Mascot Hotel,Trivandrum based on the theme ,Groundwater -‘Making invisible visible’. |
As part of the first anniversary celebrations of the Government, Groundwater Department has organised exhibition stalls in Kannur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki and Wayanad Districts. |
Rig Registration(Renewal) | – | 38 | 22 | 0 |