Alarming Drop In Groundwater Levels

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Groundwater table continues to fall in the city setting alarm bells ringing. Piezometers installed at different locations show a steep fall in water levels.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
The average depth to ground water level recorded during April ranges from 4 metres to 26.20 metres. The lowest average water level is recorded in the piezometer at Quli Qutb Shah Government Polytechnic, Bahadurpura and the deepest at the granite formation in Institute of Electronic, Marredpally.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
The range of depth to water level is 0-5 metre in Bahadurpura Mandal, 5-10 metre in Asifnagar, Musheerabad, Himayatnagar, Khairatabad, Saidabad and Shaikpet Mandals, 10-20 metre in Ameerpet, Bandlaguda, Charminar and Nampally Mandals and more than 20 metre in Marredpally.[/font][/color]
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The situation is the result of deficit rainfall (-27 %) during the current water year. As against the normal rainfall of 811.60 mm, Hyderabad district received 594.8 mm in 2011-12. However, experts feel it is not just deficit rainfall which led to fall in water levels. Concretisation was also a major factor in causing run off. As a result there was less percolation of rain water, say officials at the Ground Water Department.[/font][/color][color=#3B3A39][font=Georgia,]
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