date:Dec 11, 2019
a high depletion of groundwater, in phases. Out of the total mappable area of nearly 25 lakh sq km, so far aquifer maps and management plans have been prepared for an area of nearly 11.24 lakh sq km spread over various parts of the country. As per the groundwater resource assessment carried out jointly by CGWB and state groundwater departments, 1,186 assessment units in the country have been categorised as over-exploited, of which aquifer mapping has been completed in nearly 75% units.
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