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Longitude
73o50’00"
to 77o00’00"
E
Latitude
29o32’00"
to 32o28’00"
N
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AREA
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50,362
Sq.Km
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POPULATION
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242.89
(2001 Census)
URBAN - 82.45 Lacs
RURAL - 160.44 Lacs
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PHYSIOGRAPHY
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Hills
Eroded Hills with flat land (Plateau)
Intermontane valley
Piedmont area (Kandi area)
Sirowal zones
Alluvial plains
(active/recent flood plains, Abandoned flood plain, Bar upland areas
Sand dunes
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WATER
AVAILABILITY FROM RAINFALL,
PUNJAB
(ON THE BASIS OF NORMAL RAINFALL)
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SL
NO
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DISTRICT
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RAINFALL
(mm)
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AREA
(SQ.KM.)
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TOTAL
PRECIPITATION (BCM)
|
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1
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Amritsar
|
691
|
5096
|
3.521
|
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2
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Bhatinda
|
404
|
3385
|
1.368
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3
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Faridkot
|
450
|
1469
|
0.661
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4
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Fatehgarh
|
635
|
1180
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0.749
|
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5
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Ferozepur
|
437
|
5303
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2.317
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6
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Gurdaspur
|
1002
|
3564
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3.571
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7
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Hoshiarpur
|
941
|
3365
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3.166
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8
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Jalandhar
|
789
|
2632
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2.077
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9
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Kapurthala
|
428
|
1632
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0.698
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10
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Ludhiana
|
681
|
3767
|
2.565
|
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11
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Mansa
|
494
|
2171
|
1.072
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12
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Moga
|
463
|
2216
|
1.026
|
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13
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Muktsar
|
353
|
2615
|
0.923
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14
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Nawanshahr
|
849
|
1267
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1.076
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15
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Patiala
|
631
|
3625
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2.287
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16
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Ropar
|
859
|
2055
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1.765
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17
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Sangrur
|
552
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5020
|
2.771
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TOTAL
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50362
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31.616
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GEOLOGY
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Quaternary
Recent Newer
Aeolian deposits : wind blown
fine
sand and silt, sand dunes, fluvial
deposits, unconsolidated sand,
silt, clay,
kankar, gravel boulder etc.
Pliest-
Older Fluvialdeposits:Unconsolida-
ocene
Allu- ted
gravel, sands,
silts,
vium
clays and kankar
Tertiary
Pliocene Upper
Boulder, conglomerate, pebbly
to
lower Siwaliks
sandstone and clay
Pliesto-
cene
Middle
Middle Sandstone,
conglomerate, sub-
Miocene
Siwaliks greywacke
and clay
to
upper Miocene
Middle
Lower Sandstone
and sub-greywacke
Siwaliks with marly clay and conglomerate
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| SOILS |
1.
Brown or Reddish brown soil
2.
Reddish chestnuts soils
3.
Salt affected soils
4.
Fluvent soils
5.
Piedmont plain soils
6.
Sub Humid soils
7.
Aridic soils
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| LAND
USE
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a)
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Cultivable
area
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42,150
Sq.km(83% of total area)
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b)
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Area
sown more
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36,710
Sq.km.
than once
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c)
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Cropping
intensity
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186%
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d)
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Forest
area
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3,058
Sq.km.
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| RIVER
BASINS
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S.No
|
Basin
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Sub
Basins
|
Area(Sq.Km.)
|
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1.
|
Indus
|
i)
Ravi
ii) Beas
iii) Satluj
iv) Ghaggar
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50,362
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| CROPPING
PATTERN
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a)
|
KHARIF
: Rice, Maize, Bajra,
Jawar, Sugar Cane, Potato
CROP
Cotton, Oil seeds and Pulses
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b)
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RABI
: Wheat, Barley,
oil seeds and Grams etc.
CROP
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| DETAILS
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(i)
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Rice
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26,120
Sq.km.
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(ii)
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Wheat
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34,080
Sq.km.
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(iii)
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Maize
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16,40
Sq.km
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(iv)
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Bajra
|
60
Sq.km.
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(v)
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Gram
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80
Sq.km.
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(vi)
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Sugarcane
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1210
Sq.km.
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(vii)
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Cotton
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4730
Sq.km
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(viii)
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Ground
nut
|
40
Sq.km.
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(ix)
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Sunflower
|
100
Sq.Km
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GROUND WATER POTENTIAL
(DYNAMIC) as on 1.4.2002
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TOTAL
REPLENISHABLE GROUND WATER RESOURCE m.ham/yr)
|
1.821577
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PROVISION
FOR DOMESTIC , INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER USES
( m.ham./yr)
|
0.182158
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AVAILABLE
GROUND WATER RESOURCES FOR IRRIGATION ( m.ham./yr)
|
1.639419
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UTILIZABLE
GROUND WATER RESOURCES FOR IRRIGATION
( m.ham./yr)
|
1.475477
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GROSS
DRAFT ( m.ham./yr) AS ON 31.3.02- PRORATA BASIS
|
2.030674
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NET
DRAFT ( m.ham./yr) AS ON 31.3.02
|
1.421472
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BALANCE
GROUND WATER RESOURCE FOR FUTURE USE ( m.ham./yr)
|
0.217947
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LEVEL
OF GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT
%
| Present
|
86.71
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| After 5years
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94.51
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IN-STORAGE
GROUND WATER RESOURCES (Upto 450m)
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a)
|
Fresh
|
9,77,411 mcm
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b)
|
Brackish/Saline
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36,867 mcm
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GROUND WATER EXPLORATION
|
Exploratory Wells
|
142
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Observation Wells
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154
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Piezometers
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75
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Slim Holes
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22
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NO. OF HYDROGRAPH NET WORK STATIONS
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a)
|
Dug wells
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307
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b)
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Piezometers
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92
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c)
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Total
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399
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