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VII.6. GroundWater Status
TABLE VII.6.1: Distribution of Blocks According to GroundWater Status
Districts
Number of Blocks
Semi Critical
Critical
Over Exploited
2004
2009
2004
2009
2004
2009
PUNJAB
4
2
5
3
103
110
Amritsar
16
8
Barnala
3
Bathinda
2
4
3
Faridkot
2
2
Fatehgarh Sahib
5
5
Firozpur
1
7
8
Gurdaspur
1
1
2
1
7
8
Hoshiarpur
2
1
2
4
Jalandhar
10
10
Kapurthala
5
5
Ludhiana
1
10
11
Mansa
5
5
Moga
5
5
Patiala
1
8
8
Rupnagar (Ropar)
1
2
3
Sangrur
12
9
SAS Nagar (Mohali)
2
SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr)
3
3
Muktsar
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Tarn Taran
8
Source: Various Reports of Dynamics of Ground Water Resources, Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India.
Note: Total Assessed blocks was 137 in 2004 and 138 in 2009.
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