India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Sl. No.

State

Area (in ha)

1

Assam

454

2

Bihar

 460

3

Chhattisgarh

536

4

Goa

5

5

Gujarat

975

6

Jharkhand

302

7

Madhya Pradesh

640

8

Maharashtra

335

9

Odisha

257

10

Rajasthan

175

11

Telangana

155

12

Uttar Pradesh

97

Total

4391

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