Tag: groundwater recharge

Gujarat’s Water Conservation Model Delivers Results: Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar Register Significant Groundwater Recovery

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Gandhinagar district has reduced its overall stage of groundwater extraction from 181.24% in 2002 to 111.28% in 2025. Although the district remains in the “Over-Exploited” category, the reduction represents significant improvement. Kalol has moved from 243.48% to 44.65%, graduating to the Safe category, while Mansa has improved from 226.37% to 89.35%, shifting to the Semi-Critical category. Dehgam (181.37%) and Gandhinagar taluka (122.87%) remain Over-Exploited. The district receives annual groundwater recharge of 63,300.32 Ham (633.00 MCM) with extractable resources of 57,791.12 Ham against extraction of 64,309.15 Ham. Agriculture accounts for 96.44%…

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How to Secure Your Water Future as Concerns Escalate

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The reliance of city residents on water tankers has increased alarmingly in recent years due to poor water supply infrastructure, unchecked concretisation and loss of green cover. With expanding civic boundaries and rapidly increasing population, the quantum of water supplied to cities has been falling short. Experts recommend that residential & commercial complexes invest in rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems.  Lunkad Greenland-2 in Vimannagar was one of the first societies to install RWH in 2003. The society needed three tankers daily at Rs. 25,000 per month before installation. After spending Rs.…

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How This Chhattisgarh District is Using a ‘5% Model’ to Boost Groundwater

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At a time when scorching heat and water scarcity trouble several parts of Chhattisgarh, a water conservation movement in Korea district is showing promising results. Known as the “5% model”, the initiative encourages villagers to dedicate 5% of their agricultural land for soak pits that help rainwater percolate into the ground, contributing to significant improvement in groundwater levels.  The model has drawn national attention. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted it in his Mann Ki Baat programme in March, while Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil has suggested it could…

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Denta Water to supply 6 tanks from Tungabhadra River for ground water recharging and enhancement for its flagship Mukkumpi lift irrigation project

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Bengaluru, August 17, 2026: Denta Water and Infra Solutions Limited (“Denta Water”) (NSE: DENTA, BSE: 544345), a leading civil engineering contractor specializing in water infrastructure projects, today announced that it is supplying a total of six tanks for its flagship Mukkumpi lift irrigation project. As part of the project, the tanks will be used to pump out water from Tungabadra river to recharge ground water and enhance underground water to boost irrigation facilities. The six tanks to be used for the project are Hirebenakal Tank, Venktagiri Tank, HRG Camp Tank,…

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Officials Told to Submit Plans to Boost Groundwater

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Rajamahendravaram: District collector Kirti Chekuri has instructed officials to immediately submit a comprehensive report detailing future action plans and field-level measures to utilise every opportunity to increase groundwater levels in the district. The collector chaired a review meeting on Wednesday at her Camp Office with officials from the Irrigation, Groundwater, DWAMA, and Village/Ward Secretariat departments. During the meeting, the collector enquired about the groundwater statistics in the district. She directed DWAMA to prepare an integrated plan covering works like de-siltation, bush clearance, construction of soak pits, and restoration of water…

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