Continual poor rainfall in 2012 and 2013 is threatening to force a drinking water scarcity in Karur district. Geologists warn that groundwater level is plummeting to unprecedented danger levels in the district.
The annual average rainfall in the district is 652.20 mm, with southwest and northeast monsoon being the main contributors. However, in the last two years, the average rainfall has been below normal.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/water-table-plummets-new-low-karur
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/l-renganathan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karur-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cauvery
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
