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Raj has highest probability of drought: Report [1]

Jaipur: The draft report of Rajasthan State Action Plan on Climate Change has brought out some alarming facts about the water situation in the state. According to the report, the state has the highest probability of drought occurrence in the country. It also falls within areas having greatest climate sensitivity, maximum vulnerability and lowest adaptive capacity.

According to the report, “high dependency on groundwater has resulted in its overexploitation, with nearly 80% of groundwater witnessing depletion. The quality of groundwater has also progressively deteriorated. The stage of groundwater exploitation which was 35% in 1984 has reached a level of 138% in 2008

Publication Date: 
08/06/2012
Rachna Singh [2]
Times Of India (Jaipur) [3]
Tags:
Drought [4], Groundwater [5], Groundwater Quality [6], NASA [7], Agriculture [8], Rainfall [9], WHO [10], Drinking Water [11], Water Quality [12], Fluoride [13], Groundwater Pollution [14], Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) [15], Kota (D) [16], Alwar (D) [17], Udaipur (D) [18], Green House Gases [19], Jodhpur (D) [20], Pali (D) [21], Vehicles [22], Carbon Dioxide [23], Land Use [24], Industrial Pollution [25], Climate Change [26], Rajasthan [27]
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