Sunday, May 4th, 2014
In a first, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is planning to map eight lakh sq km in areas where groundwater has been over-exploited in the country. Additionally, it will also map the depth of the aquifers...
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
India, the second-most populous nation, will boost spending to map underground water resources more than seven-fold to 33 billion rupees ($552 million) as the overuse of wells depletes aquifers, an official said. “This increase in spending is...
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
India may spend as much as 50 billion rupees ($1 billion) in the next five years to map underground water as indiscriminate sinking of wells by farmers depletes resources in the world’s second-most populous nation. The government’s...
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
In a first of its kind initiative, India will undertake mapping of deep aquifers — the underground layers of water-bearing rocks — to identify the quantum of water available as part of plans to formulate an effective...
