Name the state of india where the where the overuse of groundwater resources are found
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NEW DELHI: Delhi is the third most ‘over exploited’ groundwater state in India after Punjab and Rajasthan according to a report prepared by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and state groundwater departments, which was placed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The report says that 56% of tehsils in Delhi — analysed by the government agencies — were found to be overexploited.
“Out of the 27 tehsils analysed in Delhi, five were found to be in ‘safe’ category, seven in ‘semi critical’ category and remaining 15 under ‘overexploited’ category,” said a senior official of the CGWB.
The CGWB and state water departments had analysed 6,584 assessment units across the country out of which at least 1,034 units were categorised as ‘over exploited’.
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Groundwater overuse is found in agriculturally prosperous regions of Punjab, Haryana, and western U.P., hard rock plateau areas of central and south India, some coastal areas, and the rapidly growing urban settlements.
Explanation:
As per the data given by the Central Water Commission (CWC) of India, the state having the highest percentage of total annual replenishable groundwater resources in India is the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh has 77.19 Billion Cubic meters of the total annual replenishable groundwater resource.
NEW DELHI: Delhi is the third most 'over exploited' groundwater state in India after Punjab and Rajasthan according to a report prepared by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and state groundwater departments, which was placed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.