Groundwater extraction poses natural catastrophe in Bengal
Despite significant advancements in groundwater management, West Bengal continues to grapple with considerable challenges.
Despite significant advancements in groundwater management, West Bengal continues to grapple with considerable challenges.
Areas covered with concrete significantly affect the availability of groundwater.
The recent parliamentary elections witnessed political parties acknowledging environmental issues in their manifestos, yet their primary focus remained on immediate concerns like energy usage and pollution control.
As part of efforts to address the water woes in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is emphasising on increasing the number of treated water plants and minimizing dependence on groundwater.
The delegation also apprised the CM of modern technologies for recharging groundwater through rainwater & generating power from paddy stubble that can be put to use in Delhi.
One of the most eco-friendly and effective approaches for the conservation of groundwater is to plant trees.
10-year study on the groundwater depletion pattern in different areas of Haryana suggested that the groundwater table of the state is depleting in a range of 0.03- 1.12 meter per year. Wells of most of the districts of Haryana have dried up. The water level fell over 30 meters in 1780 villages. This alarming depletion of the groundwater table indicates the huge water crisis in the future.
The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to discuss the findings of the report on Dynamic Ground Water Resources Estimation of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Planetary Boundaries define, as it were, the boundaries of the ‘planetary playing field‘ for humanity if major human-induced environmental change on a global basis is to be avoided. Transgressing one or more PBs may be highly damaging or even catastrophic.
As per the complainant, Suresh Kumar Dhokha, a tenant in Pandya mansion, the owners of the building have dug two illegal wells and sold water amounting to Rs 73.18 crores for the past 11 years.
