The study is mainly carried out in Bathinda district of Punjab. the district comprises of 7 blocks (Bathinda, Nathana, Rampura, Phool, Talwandi Sabo, Sangat Maur) and out of which 4 blocks namely Rampura, Phool, Nathana,Maur are over exploited.The random samples were collected from 20 sites covering the entire 7 blocks of the Bhatinda district.
