'One-sixth of groundwater reserves ‘over-exploited’ in India'

Nearly one-sixth of India’s 6,965 groundwater assessment units are ‘over-exploited’ and this along with two other categories of concern — ‘critical’ and ‘semi-critical’ — account for 35% of total assessed units, stated new findings of the Central Ground Water Board in a report. Though groundwater depletion remains a concern due to indiscriminate extraction in many states and UTs, the latest assessment of ‘dynamic groundwater resources’ shows signs of improvement.

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'One-sixth of groundwater reserves ‘over-exploited’ in India'
Nearly one-sixth of India’s 6,965 groundwater assessment units are ‘over-exploited’ and this along with two other categories of concern — ‘critical’ and ‘semi-critical’ — account for 35% of total assessed units, stated new findings of the Central Ground Water Board in a report. Though groundwater depletion remains a concern due to indiscriminate extraction in many states and UTs, the latest assessment of ‘dynamic groundwater resources’ shows signs of improvement.