groundwater extraction

Exhaustion of groundwater levels causing parts of Delhi-NCR to sink

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Researchers have discovered that over 100 square kilometers of land in the national capital region is…

2 years ago

RTI reveals steep decline in groundwater in Gurugram

Representative Image GURUGRAM: In response to an RTI filed by Aseem Takyar, an Indian activist, Gurugram’s groundwater cell revealed a…

4 years ago

No general permission for groundwater withdrawal without environment impact assessment: NGT

Representative Image NEW DELHI: A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Chairperson, NGT, recommended that…

4 years ago

NGT asks Delhi govt to implement SOP to stop illegal groundwater extraction

Representative Image NEW DELHI: In order to ensure crackdown on illegal extraction of groundwater in the national capital, the National…

4 years ago

Villagers opposed private tankers to extract groundwater from outskirts of Chennai

Representative Image CHENNAI: Nearly 4500 private water tankers will be on strike and will not supply water from May 27,…

5 years ago