C Shivakumar | ENS Chennai, May 30

Some of them don't even exist, putting the groundwater table under strain
THE capacity of water bodies in and around the city has shrunk by at least 20 per cent, and some of them don't even exist, putting the groundwater table under severe strain. Blame it on land sharks.

Utkarsh Anand

As groundwater depletes in the Capital at an alarming rate, Delhi is all set to have its own regulatory body to combat the twin problem of paucity of water and illegal extraction of groundwater. The new policy will be notified next week.

S Lalitha, May 5, Bangalore, DHNS:

Bangaloreans making use of freshly pumped borewell water for drinking purposes need to put an abrupt end to the practice.

KENDRAPARA: Women carrying pitchers and trudging miles to fetch water is a common sight in the interior areas of Kendrapara these days. Water crisis has gripped the villages as summer slowly peaks.

Due to over exploitation of groundwater over past few years, the water table has gone down drastically in many areas.

Wells have dried up and tube wells are lying defunct.

Coca Cola

LUCKNOW: The delay by the Central and state groundwater boards in releasing the 2008 groundwater assessment report might dislodge the huge efforts made by the state groundwater department and crores of rupees being pumped in by the government to replenish the fast depleting groundwater reservoirs in UP.

Warangal, April 4: Major irrigation minister Ponnala Laxmaiah made a whirlwind tour to city

Almost 90 per cent of the residents are depending on their own borewells
THE groundwater level in Hosur industrial town has depleted below 1,000 feet, thanks to the negligence by the Municipality and Public Works Department (PWD) in maintaining Ramanaicken lake, the major water source at the centre of the town.

Subhash Chandra NS, Bangalore, Apr 1, DH News Service:

As the City reels under the impact of an unprecedented water scarcity, there is credible evidence to suggest that indiscriminate construction of apartments, highrises and individual homes throughout Bangalore is the root cause of the shortage, studies by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Bangalore University suggest.

Pune Last year this time, around three villages and 10 wadis in Pune district was receiving water via tankers. This figure was in unison with the groundwater level in the district that later dropped to an average of 6.17 metres in May last year.