New borewells will not be allowed in the City without permission from the Karnataka Groundwater Authority and a mandatory registration with fees, once a notification to this effect is issued in a week’s time.
To arrest indiscriminate digging of borewells and commercial over-exploitation of Bangalore’s depleting ground water, the State government has finally decided to crack the whip by proposing mandatory registrations and penalties for defaulters.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-borewells-will-need-permission
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wells
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka