Position as on December 1998
| S.No. | DISTRICT | OVER EXPOITED | CRITICAL | SEMI CRITICAL |
| 1 | Barwani | Pansemal | - | Thikari |
| 2 | Betul | - | - | Amla |
| 3 | Bhopal | - | - | Phanda |
| 4 | Chattarpur | - | - | Chattarpur |
| Rajnagar | ||||
| Nowgaon | ||||
| Bakswaha | ||||
| 5 | Chindwara | Chindwara | - | - |
| 6 | Dewas | - | Sonkachh | - |
| Dewas | ||||
| 7 | Dhar | Dhar | Nalcha | Tirala |
| Badnawar | Dharmapuri | |||
| Manawar | - | |||
| 8 | Harda | - | - | Khirkiya |
| 9 | Indore | Indore | - | - |
| Sanwer | ||||
| Depalpur | ||||
| 10 | Khandwa | - | - | Chegaon |
| 11 | Khargone | - | Barwaha | Khargone |
| Maheshwar | ||||
| 12 | Ratlam | Jawara | Ratlam | Alot |
| Piploda | ||||
| 13 | Shajapur | Barod | Susner | - |
| Kalapipal | ||||
| Nalkheda | ||||
| Agar | ||||
| Momenbarodiya | ||||
| 14 | Neemuch | Neemuch | - | Jawad |
| 15 | Raisen | - | - | Sanchi |
| Geratganj | ||||
| Silwani | ||||
| 16 | Rajgarh | - | - | Zeerapur |
| 17 | Rewa | - | - | Rewa |
| 18 | Sagar | - | - | Rehali |
| Khurai | ||||
| 19 | Satna | - | - | Satna (Sohawal) |
| 20 | Sehore | - | - | Sehore |
| Astha | ||||
| 21 | Mandsour | Mandsour | - | Garoth |
| Malhagarh | Bhanpura | |||
| Sitamau | - | |||
| 22 | Shivpuri | - | - | Karera |
| Narwar | ||||
| Khaniadhana | ||||
| 23 | Tikamgarh | - | Baldevgarh | Tikamgarh |
| Palera | Niwadi | |||
| 24 | Ujjain | Ujjain | Ghatia | Tarana |
| Badnagar | ||||
| TOTAL | 17 | 12 | 38 | |