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Falling water table puts Punjab in danger zone [1]

Punjab, the land of rivers, is drying up rapidly. The overexploitation of groundwater is leading to drastic depletion of water table in the state, prompting the scientists to call it a

Publication Date: 
09/11/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
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Water Resources [3], Groundwater [4], Groundwater Assessment [5], Research Agencies [6], Scientists [7], Punjab [8]
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