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Of the 16 mandals in Hyderabad district, 11 have been categorised as ‘overexploited’, four are ‘critical’ districts while one mandal has been identified as ‘semi-critical’, according to Ministry of Jal Shakti

In the last 20 days, the groundwater has dropped significantly in the district with farmers struggling to save the Yasangi crops.

The State had multiple spells of high intensity rainfall adding more to the flood runoff. Much of the rainwater could not be harnessed.

The panel had taken suo moto cognisance of a letter addressed to the court by Dr Lubna Sarwath as a PIL