Andhra Pradesh Groundwater Assessment

Groundwater Monitoring & AWARE Preview

What this is: A preview of monitor, review and field-verify actions in the State's AWARE format, and the export that carries them.
What it says now: 5 districts flagged to verify in the field and 10 for review; none of it authorizes pumping, restrictions or orders.
What to do with it: For the AWARE team to check the export before it goes live.

About this page

Prototype. Prototype results do not replace official field measurements or APWRIMS outputs.

RESEARCH SNAPSHOTReal source inputs. Not live telemetry.Baseline review pending. Seasonal flags are provisional.Groundwater through Sept 2026Sources, checks and release gates

Seasonal flags are provisional, not operational advisories. 78 source-series flags change with an unfiltered history baseline.

GROUNDWATERAPWRIMS monthly series

Sept 2026 observations. Retained research history; source-use authorization pending.

APWRIMS source

RAINFALLCHIRPS v3.0 estimates and AP gauges

06-09 / 2026 monthly satellite-and-gauge product, equal-weight mandal means, for the history since 1981. AP DES mandal gauges to 17 Oct 2026: −39.6% against the department's normal, area-weighted.

Publisher catalogue

PACIFIC CONTEXTNOAA ONI

JAS 2026: 2.16 °C. Three-month index, not a mandal forecast. Film and ocean maps have separate snapshot dates.

Current NOAA advisory

SOIL, STORAGE & CROPSPartly connected

Modelled soil moisture (NRSC, via APWRIMS) for 18 Oct 2026. Reservoir storage 44.5% of capacity at 19 Oct 2026, measured at the headworks. Not connected: crop, sown area, stage and canal delivery to fields. The crop-water lab uses reference coefficients and user-set assumptions.

NIC e-Panta context

Snapshot built 2026-10-19. Groundwater fetch receipt: 2026-10-19. Public portal check 2026-10-19: 3/3 sampled series matched. This does not verify every mandal.

Useful now

Briefings, historical comparison and selecting records for field verification. Groundwater flags are not crop-loss or drought declarations.

Baseline review required

Seasonal comparisons inherit model-history eligibility filters. 580 source-series comparisons change when unfiltered valid history is used. Departmental baseline approval and a versioned data/film refresh are required.

Operational release pending

Authorised feeds, official location IDs, validated thresholds, crop/supply joins, a named approving officer and an auditable action log. No allocation or farmer advisory is issued here.

Derived from NASA GRACE-DA · storage %ile TerraClimate · water balance AP DES gauges · APWRIMS soil & reservoirs · context only APWRIMS-format observationsRule-based triage · prototype

Monitor

Below the prototype review threshold; not a safety clearance.

46% of 28 districts

Review history

Measurably worse than the state; review the measured history first.

36% of 28 districts

Field verify

Coverage or consistency checks require field corroboration.

18% of 28 districts

District monitoring map

monitor / review / field verify

Monitor · 13Review history · 10Field verify · 5

Categories are comparative: each district is placed by how far it sits above the statewide figure for stressed mandals, deepening trend and this season’s measured recharge. A district below the line is not safe, only nearer the middle. Climate and GRACE-DA signals remain contextual and do not determine an operational groundwater action. 26 of 28 district groups have a deepening indicator. The statewide median measured comparison is 1.82 m/yr. Seasonal source-series counts and their baseline remain provisional; priority is not an approved intervention tier.

District monitoring categories

5 flagged for field-verify first

District	Advisory	Priority	Outlook	Basis	GW %ile	Balance	This season	Why
Annamayyaverify first	Field verify	10.1	↓ deepening +6	groundwater history + context	8.5	+21.96 mm	-53.4% raindams 41.1% · 56.7% last yr	3 mandals have verification flags; inspect observation history and model-band checks before interpreting the district figures. Climate-balance context: deficit (not direct recharge).
Sri Sathya Saiverify first	Field verify	9.9	↓ deepening +6	groundwater history + context	10	+48.28 mm	-57.2% raindams 49.2% · 54% last yr	5 mandals have verification flags; inspect observation history and model-band checks before interpreting the district figures. Climate-balance context: deficit (not direct recharge).
Nandyalverify first	Field verify	7.1	↓ deepening +3.59	groundwater history + context	4.6	+203.48 mm	-50.8% raindams 31.7% · 91.7% last yr	3 mandals have verification flags; inspect observation history and model-band checks before interpreting the district figures. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Parvathipuram Manyamverify first	Field verify	0.2	↓ deepening +0.8	groundwater history + context	61.3	+959.24 mm	-31.1% raindams 70.2% · 82.8% last yr	3 mandals have verification flags; inspect observation history and model-band checks before interpreting the district figures. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nelloreverify first	Field verify	0.0	↓ deepening +1.25	groundwater history + context	5.7	+201.97 mm	-43% raindams 26.3% · 89.1% last yr	3 mandals have verification flags; inspect observation history and model-band checks before interpreting the district figures. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Chittoor1 to verify	Review history	9.8	↓ deepening +5.13	groundwater history + context	17.3	-19.1 mm	-44.2% raindams 10.3% · 87.1% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 92% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 5.1 m/yr against 1.8 statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: deficit (not direct recharge).
Anakapalli	Review history	7.7	↓ deepening +2.95	groundwater history + context	61.4	+418.12 mm	-30% raindams 37.3% · 92.4% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 88% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 3.0 m/yr against 1.8 statewide; 10 of 20 source series carry provisional seasonal shortfall flags against 24% statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Eluru	Review history	7.0	↓ deepening +3.83	groundwater history + context	1.5	+277.13 mm	-33.7% raindams 29.5% · 77.4% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 81% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 3.8 m/yr against 1.8 statewide; 8 of 24 source series carry provisional seasonal shortfall flags against 24% statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Ananthapuramu	Review history	6.9	↓ deepening +3.73	groundwater history + context	13.6	+52.68 mm	-43.5% raindams 55% · 78.4% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 91% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 3.7 m/yr against 1.8 statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: deficit (not direct recharge).
Polavaram	Review history	6.9	↓ deepening +2.88	groundwater history + context	7	+375.48 mm	-25.4% raindams 58.1% · 64.3% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 75% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 2.9 m/yr against 1.8 statewide; 4 of 7 source series carry provisional seasonal shortfall flags against 24% statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Visakhapatnam	Review history	4.7	↓ deepening +4.03	groundwater history + context	72.1	+390.12 mm	-23% raindams 46.8% · 80.4% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 63% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 4.0 m/yr against 1.8 statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
NTR	Review history	4.2	↓ deepening +2.03	groundwater history + context	1.3	+201.41 mm	-34.5% raindams 92.3% · 98.4% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 78% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 2.0 m/yr against 1.8 statewide; 8 of 18 source series carry provisional seasonal shortfall flags against 24% statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Guntur	Review history	3.8	↓ deepening +1.91	groundwater history + context	2.9	+366.61 mm	-25.9% rain	Worse than the state on measured signals: 87% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 1.9 m/yr against 1.8 statewide; 5 of 15 source series carry provisional seasonal shortfall flags against 24% statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Kurnool1 to verify	Review history	3.3	↓ deepening +2.99	groundwater history + context	12.1	+221.57 mm	-52.2% raindams 65.4% · 87.2% last yr	Worse than the state on measured signals: 70% of its mandals carry a stress indicator against 60% statewide; its median mandal is deepening 3.0 m/yr against 1.8 statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Krishna1 to verify	Review history	1.7	↓ deepening +1.52	groundwater history + context	1.9	+357.89 mm	-31.1% rain	Worse than the state on measured signals: 9 of 22 source series carry provisional seasonal shortfall flags against 24% statewide. Review the history before the rabi allocation. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Palnadu	Monitor	1.1	↓ deepening +1.69	groundwater history + context	5.8	+199.53 mm	-42.4% raindams 60.3% · 98.2% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
East Godavari1 to verify	Monitor	1.0	↓ deepening +1.68	groundwater history + context	3.6	+133.59 mm	-38% raindams 11.8% · 72.7% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Prakasam1 to verify	Monitor	0.6	↓ deepening +0.9	groundwater history + context	7.6	+212.81 mm	-64.2% raindams 31.7% · 74.6% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Alluri Sitharama Raju	Monitor	0.6	↓ deepening +1.07	groundwater history + context	46.1	+983.94 mm	-23% raindams 76.6% · 72.4% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Srikakulam2 to verify	Monitor	0.5	→ stable -0.13	groundwater history + context	36.9	+771.67 mm	-25% raindams 56.4% · 41.3% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Y.S.R Kadapa	Monitor	0.2	↓ deepening +1.86	groundwater history + context	8	+65.8 mm	-49.9% raindams 44.1% · 84.6% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Markapuram	Monitor	0.2	↓ deepening +1.09	groundwater history + context	7.5	+140.8 mm	-57% raindams 1.3% · 3.2% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Bapatla1 to verify	Monitor	0.0	↓ deepening +1	groundwater history + context	7.2	+449.84 mm	-45.4% rain	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Kakinada	Monitor	0.0	↓ deepening +1.32	groundwater history + context	13.5	+190.86 mm	-29.3% raindams 72.9% · 88.7% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: balanced (not direct recharge).
Konaseema	Monitor	0.0	→ stable +0.2	groundwater history + context	97.64	+266.68 mm	-33.3% raindams 100% · 100% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
Tirupati	Monitor	0.0	↓ deepening +1.29	groundwater history + context	2.6	+54.67 mm	-33.7% raindams 21.2% · 42.5% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: deficit (not direct recharge).
Vizianagaram	Monitor	0.0	↓ deepening +0.68	groundwater history + context	78.4	+760.5 mm	-26% raindams 63.5% · 87.2% last yr	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).
West Godavari2 to verify	Monitor	0.0	↓ deepening +0.38	groundwater history + context	1.1	+286.06 mm	-37.3% rain	Below the comparative review threshold; continue monitoring. This does not establish adequate groundwater supply. Climate-balance context: surplus (not direct recharge).

Prototype monitoring classification based on available groundwater depth and measured trend. GRACE-DA and climate balance are supporting context only and cannot generate a pumping recommendation. Context-only areas are marked for field verification. This unreleased preview requires the official AWARE schema and official APWRIMS/field verification before operational use.

AWARE Bridge

Unreleased preview · official schema required

Signals fused

Monitoring category generated

Draft payload only

Not released to AWARE

Field mapping

Our field	AWARE field	Note
`region_name`	`admin_unit`	District (official mandal codes when APWRIMS export is available)
`advisory`	`action_code`	Unreleased Monitor / Review / Field verify preview; official enum not supplied
`gw_percentile`	`stress_index`	GRACE storage percentile (0–100), not depth
`water_balance_mm`	`water_balance`	Annual rainfall − ET (mm/yr)
`verify_required`	`needs_ground_truth`	Flag for field verification
`trend_outlook`	`season_outlook`	Measured year-on-year direction, not a future forecast
`priority_score`	`priority_rank`	Distance above the statewide norm on stressed mandals, deepening trend and this season's recharge; comparative, not absolute
`recharge_short_share`	`season_recharge_gap`	Share of the district's mandals short of their own ten-year recharge normal this season
`data_basis`	`confidence_basis`	Groundwater-history coverage versus context-only
`as_of`	`valid_for`	Latest observation period
`balance_reference_year`	`balance_year`	Completed year of the annual water-balance input (TerraClimate)
`gauge_rain_departure_pct`	`rain_departure`	Gauge rainfall against the department's normal, water year to date (AP DES gauges via APWRIMS; measured; context only)
`soil_below_usual_mandals`	`soil_moisture_stress`	Mandals whose modelled 30 cm soil moisture is below its usual level for the date (NRSC VIC via APWRIMS; context only)
`reservoir_storage_pct`	`storage_level`	District reservoirs' storage, % of capacity, with last year's beside it (measured at the dam; not a delivery to farms)

Payload preview (first 3 districts)

[
  {
    "region_type": "district",
    "region_name": "Annamayya",
    "advisory": "Field verify",
    "gw_percentile": 8.5,
    "water_balance_mm": 21.96,
    "water_balance_status": "Deficit",
    "verify_required": true,
    "trend_outlook": "deepening",
    "trend_m_per_yr": 6,
    "priority_score": 10.12,
    "stress_share": 0.769,
    "recharge_short_share": 0.25,
    "data_basis": "groundwater_history+context",
    "source": "AP Water Intelligence (unreleased AWARE preview; official schema and field verification required)",
    "as_of": "2026-09",
    "balance_reference_year": "2025",
    "gauge_rain_departure_pct": -53.4,
    "gauge_rain_category": "deficient",
    "gauge_rain_window": "2026-06-01/2026-10-17",
    "soil_below_usual_mandals": 21,
    "soil_mandals_compared": 25,
    "soil_moisture_date": "2026-10-18",
    "reservoir_storage_pct": 41.1,
    "reservoir_storage_last_year_pct": 56.7,
    "reservoir_reading_at": "2026-10-19T18:38+05:30",
    "operational_use": false,
    "method_status": "seasonal_baseline_review_pending"
  },
  {
    "region_type": "district",
    "region_name": "Sri Sathya Sai",
    "advisory": "Field verify",
    "gw_percentile": 10,
    "water_balance_mm": 48.28,
    "water_balance_status": "Deficit",
    "verify_required": true,
    "trend_outlook": "deepening",
    "trend_m_per_yr": 6,
    "priority_score": 9.86,
    "stress_share": 0.75,
    "recharge_short_share": 0.172,
    "data_basis": "groundwater_history+context",
    "source": "AP Water Intelligence (unreleased AWARE preview; official schema and field verification required)",
    "as_of": "2026-09",
    "balance_reference_year": "2025",
    "gauge_rain_departure_pct": -57.2,
    "gauge_rain_category": "deficient",
    "gauge_rain_window": "2026-06-01/2026-10-17",
    "soil_below_usual_mandals": 31,
    "soil_mandals_compared": 32,
    "soil_moisture_date": "2026-10-18",
    "reservoir_storage_pct": 49.2,
    "reservoir_storage_last_year_pct": 54,
    "reservoir_reading_at": "2026-10-19T18:38+05:30",
    "operational_use": false,
    "method_status": "seasonal_baseline_review_pending"
  },
  {
    "region_type": "district",
    "region_name": "Nandyal",
    "advisory": "Field verify",
    "gw_percentile": 4.6,
    "water_balance_mm": 203.48,
    "water_balance_status": "Balanced",
    "verify_required": true,
    "trend_outlook": "deepening",
    "trend_m_per_yr": 3.59,
    "priority_score": 7.14,
    "stress_share": 0.759,
    "recharge_short_share": 0.444,
    "data_basis": "groundwater_history+context",
    "source": "AP Water Intelligence (unreleased AWARE preview; official schema and field verification required)",
    "as_of": "2026-09",
    "balance_reference_year": "2025",
    "gauge_rain_departure_pct": -50.8,
    "gauge_rain_category": "deficient",
    "gauge_rain_window": "2026-06-01/2026-10-17",
    "soil_below_usual_mandals": 28,
    "soil_mandals_compared": 29,
    "soil_moisture_date": "2026-10-18",
    "reservoir_storage_pct": 31.7,
    "reservoir_storage_last_year_pct": 91.7,
    "reservoir_reading_at": "2026-10-19T18:38+05:30",
    "operational_use": false,
    "method_status": "seasonal_baseline_review_pending"
  }
]

Draft payload only. Operational integration also needs authorized feeds, an approved schema, baseline validation, departmental sign-off, access controls, delivery receipts and failure handling. Nothing on this page is dispatched to AWARE.