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flag Punjab's groundwater use exceeds recharge, prompting government action to build water structures.

flag Punjab is India's most groundwater-stressed state, with extraction exceeding recharge by a wide margin, according to the Central Ground Water Board's 2024-25 report. flag The state's annual groundwater use of 26.27 billion cubic meters surpasses both its sustainable limit and natural recharge, driven by water-intensive crops like rice and widespread tube well use. flag Rajasthan and Haryana rank second and third, with high extraction rates due to irrigation, population growth, and climate factors. flag The central government has launched targeted efforts in 20 districts of Punjab under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, building over 61,500 water conservation structures, and plans nearly 1.1 million more to capture 1,200 million cubic meters of rainwater annually.

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