About two months ago, Gurgaon suffered one of its worst ever water shortages.

New Delhi Punjab, the grain bowl of India, is in danger of losing the coveted tag as depleting groundwater levels force the state to seriously consider reducing the planting of water-intensive paddy crop in the medium-to-long term to avoid a disaster.

After a recent meeting with Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, the Planning Commission has decided to send a team of experts to the state to review the problem and suggest ways to tackle it, official sources told FE.

New Delhi The Planning Commission today approved a plan outlay of Rs 14,000 crore for Punjab during 2012-13, an increase of 12 per cent compared to the previous fiscal.

The state outlay was finalised by Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Punjab Prakash Singh Badal in a meeting here.

GURGAON: The city's dependence on groundwater to meet its daily demand has prompted the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to dig 'shock-wells' in parks, green belts and community buildings

While large-scale construction activities have gone on in its active flood plains, river Yamuna is facing further encroachment as part of the upcoming phase-III projects of Delhi Metro.

Water Levels Fell Alarmingly In 75% Wells Over A Decade; Monsoon Was The Saviour Last Year

New Delhi: There has been a substantial fall in groundwater levels in the capital over the past 10 years. In what should ring alarm bells, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) said in its report that Delhi is currently withdrawing 0.48 billion cubic metres annually of a safely available 0.28bcm.

Chandigarh The Central Ground Water Authority has fixed the April 9 deadline for mandatory installation for water meter on registered and permitted tubewells and borewells in the notified areas of Gurgaon.

While stating this deputy commissioner of Gurgaon PC Meena appealed to the consumers to install water meters before the CGWA deadline.

Deputy Commissioner PC Meena today appealed to people to get water meters installed on their registered tube wells and borewells as the deadline fixed by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) in this regard was drawing near.

The Gurgaon district administration has stepped up the installation of water meters for registered tubewells and borewells in the city. The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) had directed that all registered tubewells within the notified area should be fitted with water meters by April 9.

It had also directed that records of withdrawal of groundwater from the tubewells be maintained.

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