Groundwater plunges to 11.10 m below ground level in Hyderabad

Hyderabad’s groundwater table has plummeted to an alarming average depth of 11.10 metres Below Ground Level (m bgl) this monsoon, down sharply from last year’s baseline of 4.80 m bgl.

Groundwater levels in Hyderabad district’s 16 mandals ranged from 1.20 m bgl at Aliabad in Bandlaguda mandal to 35.74 metres at Greenlands in Ameerpet, according to the Groundwater Department’s latest report.

The sharp



decline sparked fears that the city’s groundwater could be further depleted in the coming days. The resulting severe shortage has forced residents to dig more than twice as deep for water.

“Groundwater level fluctuations ranged from a minimum fall of 0.52 metres at Nallakunta to a maximum fall of -25.44 metres at Golconda, marking it as the absolute hardest-hit zone in the city,” according to the Ground Water Department’s report.