Water catchment area reduced to dangerous level in Bihar, more than 138 panchayats in critical zone
Patna. Dependence on groundwater has increased in Bihar. According to the report of the Central Ground Water Board, the annual groundwater exploitation in Bihar has increased in only two years. According to the PHED report, due to over-exploitation and encroachment across the state, the number of groundwater recharge structures i.e. wetlands, chaur, ponds, ponds is … Read more
