DK ground water levels cause concern

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Oct 26, 2017: The state government declared two of the five taluks   in Dakshina Kannada being drought-hit earlier this year, statistics from the mining and geology department show that the groundwater level in the district has undergone a stark decline in the last seven years.

A comparison in the groundwater table as of August 2010 and August 2017 shows that the groundwater table in two of the five taluks has gone down drastically, while in two other taluks, it has been slightly recharged. The highest groundwater depletion is seen in Mangaluru. The total groundwater table in the district as of August 2010 and August 2017 also shows that water table has been depleted by 2.03 metres
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