Match the following states in List 1 with the problem faced by them due to the overuse/withdrawal of groundwater mentioned in List 2 correctly:

 (a)- ii, (b)- iii, (c)- i

The correct answer is option 4:  (a)- ii, (b)- iii, (c)- i

"In Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, more than 85 percent of their net sown area is under irrigation. Wheat and rice are grown mainly with the help of irrigation in these states. Of the total net irrigated area 76.1 percent in Punjab and 51.3 percent in Haryana are irrigated through wells and tubewells. This shows that these states utilize a large proportion of their groundwater potential which has resulted in groundwater depletion in these states.

The over-use of groundwater resources has led to decline in the groundwater table in these states. In fact, withdrawals in some states, like Rajasthan and Maharashtra, have increased fluoride concentration in groundwater, and this practice has led to increasing in the concentration of arsenic in parts of West Bengal and Bihar.

Intensive irrigation in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh is increasing salinity in the soil and depletion of groundwater irrigation. "