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Farmers cheer over increase in groundwater level in Dindigul
6 days, 17 hours ago

Farmers cheer over increase in groundwater level in Dindigul

New Indian Express  

DINDIGUL: Farmers cheer over the increase in metres below groundwater level after the increase in rain received in Dindigul district in the last five months. The heavy rain triggered an increase in groundwater level in all taluks, which was 6.5 metres, but the current water level is 5.45 metres. Speaking to TNIE, Tamil Nadu Uzhavar Pathukappu Iyakkam state secretary R …

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NTR district sees alarming depletion of groundwater this year
6 months ago

NTR district sees alarming depletion of groundwater this year

The Hindu  

Despite the NTR district receiving normal amounts of rainfall since the beginning of the southwest monsoon, the groundwater level across the district has been gradually depleting by an average of 2 metres or more, according to officials. As of May 2024, the groundwater level in Nunna stood at 30.96 metres, a drop of 5.57 metres from November 2023, when the …

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NE monsoon deficit in Tamil Nadu: Groundwater levels in north districts drop
10 months, 2 weeks ago

NE monsoon deficit in Tamil Nadu: Groundwater levels in north districts drop

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Following the North-East monsoon, significant changes in groundwater levels have been observed across the state. The groundwater levels in southern districts that received heavy rainfall recently - Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, and Virudhunagar - have improved compared to the previous year. However, the situation is starkly different in Dharmapuri, with groundwater levels plummeting to 7.29 m compared to 3.6 …

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Groundwater level on decline in four Ghaziabad blocks
1 year, 4 months ago

Groundwater level on decline in four Ghaziabad blocks

Hindustan Times  

The groundwater levels in four blocks of Ghaziabad district have exhibited a concerning decline, officials aware of the situation said, adding that these blocks include Ghaziabad City, Rajapur, Loni and Bhojpur. According to the statistics provided by the Uttar Pradesh groundwater department officials, in the Bhojpur block, the groundwater level has dropped from 13.89 meters below ground level during the …

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Rise in groundwater level in Telangana highest in India
2 years, 2 months ago

Rise in groundwater level in Telangana highest in India

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state has experienced an average increase of 4.26 metres in the groundwater level in the last seven years, according to an irrigation and command area development department release here on Friday. The report, released by special chief secretary, I&CAD, Rajat Kumar said the groundwater levels rose in 83 per cent mandals, which was the highest in the country. …

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Citizens’ initiative helps in water conservation at Baner-Pashan hill
2 years, 5 months ago

Citizens’ initiative helps in water conservation at Baner-Pashan hill

Hindustan Times  

It has taken 15 years for volunteers of Vasundhara Swachata Abhiyan to turn Baner-Pashan hill from barren to lush green, with an increase in groundwater levels and also control the flooding in the area. Volunteers of Vasundhara Swachata Abhiyan have worked for 15 years to turn Baner-Pashan hill from a barren land to a lush green area, Baner-Pashan hill was …

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Punjab, Haryana witness alarming dip in groundwater level: Study
3 years, 5 months ago

Punjab, Haryana witness alarming dip in groundwater level: Study

India TV News  

Groundwater level in northwest India has dipped to alarming levels, especially in Punjab and Haryana, according to a new study. The research paper published by IIT Kanpur has used more than 4,000 groundwater well data from northwest India to demonstrate that groundwater levels in the states of Punjab and Haryana have fallen to alarming levels in the last four-five decades. …

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Once water resilient, mining-affected villages in Goa now entirely dependent on government tankers for supply
3 years, 8 months ago

Once water resilient, mining-affected villages in Goa now entirely dependent on government tankers for supply

Firstpost  

Opencast iron ore mining reduces the groundwater table and causes surface water pollution. But there has not been a “drop of water in the last two years,” said Sunita. “Until about twenty years ago, there was water everywhere — a big stream used to flow in the lower part of the village, our wells were full of water. Mining in …

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