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Punjab's Basmati exports deepen groundwater crisis

Punjab's Basmati exports deepen groundwater crisis

March 18, 2025, 09:51 PM - 7 min read

While Punjab benefits financially, its aquifers are depleting rapidly. In Sangrur, Barnala, and Patiala, the water table has been falling by a meter annually since 1998.

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According to a new IIT Gandhinagar study, about 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater has been lost in northern India during 2002-2021. It's about 37 times the quantity of water the Indira Sagar dam -- India's largest reservoir -- can hold at full capacity

37 full reservoirs: North India lost that much groundwater

July 7, 2024, 04:50 PM - 2 min read

According to a new IIT Gandhinagar study, about 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater has been lost in northern India during 2002-2021. It's about 37 times the quantity of water the Indira Sagar dam -- India's largest reservoir -- can hold at full capacity

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