Groundwater
- Telangana
Unseasonal rain cause huge crop loss in Telangana
Hyderabad: Unseasonal rain along with strong winds have caused widespread damage to crops in Telangana and the affected farmers are looking to the government for compensation. Hailstorms hit north Telangana districts during…
- India
North India lost 450 cubic km of groundwater in 2 decades: Study
New Delhi: About 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater was lost in northern India during 2002-2021 and climate change will further accelerate its depletion in the years to come, according to a new…
- Hyderabad
GHMC selects five parks to recharge groundwater in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Commissioner Ronald Rose has directed GHMC to undertake the Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) model on a pilot basis. For the project, five municipal parks have been selected to recharge the groundwater…
- Hyderabad
GHMC to pilot ‘shallow aquifer recharge project’ in 5 Hyderabad parks
Hyderabad: GHMC has chosen five parks for implementing the “shallow aquifer recharge project” as a pilot project in the city, to recharge groundwater and to address the problem of urban flooding. KLN…
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Telangana: Drought & extreme weather events shatter farmers’ hopes
Hyderabad: With drought conditions on one side, and hailstorms/ unseasonal rains on the other, Telangana farmers are facing a war on two fronts. Depletion of groundwater and drying up of borewells has…
- Hyderabad
Groundwater in Hyderabad teeming with micropollutants: Study
Hyderabad: The city’s groundwater contains 250 organic micropollutant compounds, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and hormonal disruptors, a recent study titled ‘Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemicals in Groundwater of Hyderabad, India’ has revealed. The study was conducted…
- Telangana
Groundwater levels in Telangana up by over 4 meters between 2013-23
Hyderabad: The groundwater levels in Telangana have been up by over 4 meters in the last nine years, a joint assessment by the state government and the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry…
- India
By 2080, India could lose groundwater by 3 times the current rate: Study
New Delhi: The rate of groundwater depletion could triple by 2080, if Indian farmers continued to draw groundwater at the current rate, which could threaten the country’s food and water security, according…
