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Regulatory body to keep eye on groundwater use in city [1]

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.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Water Resources [3], Groundwater [4], Groundwater Recharge [5], Groundwater Assessment [6], Water Policy [7], Public Interest Litigation (PIL) [8], Delhi [9], Indian Express (New Delhi) [2], Delhi Jal Board (DJB) [10]
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