India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Categorization

Total no. of Districts

Name of Districts

Over-Exploited

05

Kolar, Bengaluru (Urban), Chikkaballapura, Bengaluru (Rural), Chitradurga.

Critical

02

Bengaluru (South) (Erstwhile Ramanagara), Tumakuru.

Semi-Critical

06

Vijayanagara, Bagalkot, Gadag, Belagavi, Chamarajanagara, Davanagere.

The statement is true as per the Dynamic groundwater resources assessment 2024 conducted by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). However, as per the latest assessment of 2025, 05 nos. of districts in Karnataka have been categorized as over-exploited, 02 nos. of districts as critical and 06 nos. of districts as semi-critical. The names of the districts under these catego...