date:Dec 11, 2019
nd Ganga Rejuvenation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti), there are 20.52 million wells in the country, which includes dug wells, shallow tube wells, medium tube wells and deep tube wells. On the other hand, Niti Aayog figures include only shallow, medium and deep tube wells and do not include dug wells.
Water Tables
Further, the Niti Aayog report has mentioned that 21 major cities are expected to run out of groundwater by 2020. This is based on the estimates of annual groundwater replenishment and i