Govt notifies revised guidelines for ground water use

With around one-sixth of assessed ground water units in the country facing ‘over-exploitation’, the Centre on Friday issued revised guidelines for groundwater use, prohibiting new industry and mining projects in ‘over-exploited’ zones and making it mandatory for existing industries, commercial units and big housing societies to take ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) under ‘expanded compliance conditions’.

Govt notifies revised guidelines for ground water use
With around one-sixth of assessed ground water units in the country facing ‘over-exploitation’, the Centre on Friday issued revised guidelines for groundwater use, prohibiting new industry and mining projects in ‘over-exploited’ zones and making it mandatory for existing industries, commercial units and big housing societies to take ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) under ‘expanded compliance conditions’.