12 May 2020 | TNN
According to a recent report by Niti Aayog, cities like Delhi may exhaust their groundwater supply by 2020
Gurugram, June 26 — A recent Niti Aayog report projects that Delhi and other cities could run out of groundwater by 2020. Gurugram receives less than 600mm of rainfall annually, which puts the city firmly in the semi-arid zone. Rainfall is concentrated in the monsoon months and, historically, Gurugram has survived on groundwater and stored water for most part of the year.
Gurugram benefits from its location in the foothills of the Aravalli, which has a lot of cracks, fractures and fissures, making them a high recharge zone.
Public water supply is increasingly being met from Yamuna canal water. However, the future water allocation for Gurugram will depend on the extent of flows remaining in the river and on competing demands.
