"groundwater-table"

Weak monsoon rains have resulted in only a marginal rise in groundwater levels across north-eastern Hyderabad, raising concerns over water availability. Officials and residents’ welfare associations have flagged indiscriminate borewell drilling and excessive groundwater extraction as major concerns.

While the highest depletion of 3.69 metres was recorded in Choppadandi mandal, the water table has gone down to 15.31 metres in Gangadhara mandal

This is about 37 times the quantity of water the Indira Sagar dam — India's largest reservoir — can hold at full capacity