In Punjab, the ground water resources have been built up in the alluvial plains through in-filtration, return flow from surface irrigation, seepage from river & other streams and extensive network of unlined water carriers which further transport huge quantity of water from rivers to the fields. The ground water quality is monitored by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) at six locations in Ludhiana and sixteen locations at other industrial areas bi-annually under NWMP.PPCB also collects and analyses ground water samples from fifteen other locations under action plan.
Ground Water Sample Locations under Action Plan
| Sr. No. | Point of Collection |
| 1 | Near as dykes of Nabha Power limited, Village Nelas, Rajpura |
| 2 | Ground water sampling location in Village Main |
| 3 | Sagar Para Drain meeting with river Ghaggar near village Sagar Para, Patran |
| 4 | Gurukul College (approx. within 200 m), form Ash Dykes of Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant, Bathinda) and at a depth of approx. 100ft. |
| 5 | HP- Petrol Pump, (Approx. at 100 meters distance) from HMEL Refinery and at a depth of approx 70 ft. |
| 6 | Railway Crossing, (at a distance of less than 100 meters) from Ash Dykes Area of Guru Hargobind Thermal Power Plant, Bathinda and at a depth of approx. 60 ft. |
| 7 | From the hand pump installed in village Rahurianwali in the agricultural field of Sh. Sukhmander Singh S/o Sh. Amar Singh downstream of M/s Satia Industries, village Rupana, Distt. Sri Muktsar Sahib at a depth of approx. 40 Feet. |
| 8 | Near Malbros International (p) Ltd , Village Mansoorwal, Tehsil Zira, Distt Ferozpur along Talwandi- Zira Road Zira |
| 9 | Near S.R. Spirit Bhamni wala Road, Jalalabad (W) within premises of M/s G.S. BKO (Brick Kiln) (Hand pump) |
| 10 | Dashmesh Nagar Gali no.12, Gurdwara, Ludhiana |
| 11 | TSSM Sr. Sec School Shimlapuri, Ludhiana |
| 12 | Dairy Complex, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana opp. Satish Dairy near Amrit Dharam Kanda. |
| 13 | Handpump/Shallow tubewell in area on Sua Road near Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana |
| 14 | Handpump Shallow tubeweel in the area on Janta Nagar, Ludhiana |
| 15 | Near Mahaluxmi Organo Chem, Bhawanigarh |
Ground Water Sample Locations under NWMP
| Sr. No. | Point of Collection |
| 1 | Hero Cycle (Adj. Petrol Pump) Ludhiana |
| 2 | Bhagwan Singh Dashmesh Nagar, Ludhiana |
| 3 | Haibowal Dairy Complex Near Jagga de Dairy, Ludhiana |
| 4 | Dusshera Ground Indl. Estate, Ludhiana Near Seth Industrial Corp. Public Tubewell |
| 5 | Shukla Tea Stall (now Police Station backside of Gazebo), Ludhiana |
| 6 | PAU Research Fields, Ludhiana. |
| 7 | Near Samadh Lala Wala Peer Near Crossing Vill Lalru The Derabassi SAS Nagar |
| 8 | From Residance of Mehar Singh S/o Atma Singh Near Radha Krishan Mandir Village Bhankarpur DeraBassi SAS Nagar |
| 9 | Village Chak dharan Near Ash Dyke -3 of Thermal Plant Ropar Handpump of Sh. Hardev singh s/o Teja Singh Near Yaadgari Mai Lachhmi ji |
| 10 | Village Ranjitpura near AshDykes Handpump -1 of the Thermal plant Ropar across the Hot water canal of the Thermal Plant |
| 11 | Handpump of Sh. Daler Chand s/o Bakshi ram Village Bela Dhiani near Cremation Ground Naya Nangal (Ropar) |
| 12 | Handpump of sh. Dev Raj S/o Sh Pritam Chand Village Bela Dhiani Naya Nangal (Ropar) |
| 13 | CETP Module -2(Entry Gate) |
| 14 | M/s Kalsi International Plot no.144 Leather Complex (opp CETP Jalandhar) |
| 15 | Village Hamira |
| 16 | Near Lagoons of M/s JIL /Railway Crossing Village Hamira |
| 17 | House of Sh. Ashok Singh, VPO-Gumtala, Near Maha Luxmi Sweet Shop, Amritsar |
| 18 | House no. 897/628/T-2/281. St. Mangal Singh, Near-Hotel Sita Niwas, Amritsar |
| 19 | Handpump located at the resident of Sh. Dharampal S/o Aatma Ram, Village Toansa, backside of M/s Ranbaxy, Distt. SBS Nagar. |
| 20 | Hand pump located at the resident of Sh. Mohan Lal S/o Relu Ram Distt. SBS Nagar. |
| 21 | Hand pump installed near ESI Hospital, Surjit Nagar, Sector-10, Block-A, Chetna Beauty Parlour, Guru Ki Nagar, Mandi Gobindgarh |
| 22 | Submersible Pump installed in the premises of M/s Agni Refractories Pvt. Ltd., G.T. Road, Village Ajnali, Mandi Gobindgarh. |