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Table 2 Status of groundwater in the western Rajathan

From: Climate variability and water resource scarcity in drylands of Rajasthan, India

Year

Block (area unit)

Safe (white)

Semi-critical (semi-gray)

Critical (gray)

Over-exploited (dark)

1984

236

203 (86)

10(4.2)

11 (4.7)

12 (5.1)

1988

236

122 (54)

42(18.6)

18 (8)

44 (19.4)

1990

236

148 (62.7)

31 (13.1)

13 (5.5)

44 (19.4)

1992

236

149 (63.1)

19 (8.1)

15 (6.4)

53 (22.5)

1995

236

127 (53.8)

35 (14.8)

14 (5.9)

60 (25.4)

1998

236

135 (57.9)

34 (14.6)

23 (9.9)

41 (17.6)

2001

236

49 (20.8)

21 (8.9)

80 (33.9)

86 (36.4)

2004

237

32 (14)

14 (6)

50 (21)

140 (59)

2009

236

30 (13)

8 (3)

34 (14)

164 (69)

  1. Source: Groundwater Board, Rajasthan, 2009.