Ghaziabad city declared ‘Red Zone’ as Groundwater Level declines
Effective from: 16-03-24
Effective Locations: Bundelkhand, Mahoba, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Banda, and Hamirpur
After Bengaluru, now water crisis is hitting Ghaziabad city in Uttar Pradesh. The whole city has been declared a ‘Red Zone’ after the groundwater level has reached alarming levels.
It is not just Ghaziabad, the groundwater level in other districts such as Bundelkhand, Mahoba, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Banda, and Hamirpur have also shown significant declines.
In the wake of these developments, the district authorities have expressed concern and as per the survey of the District Geological Management Committee, which started in January, more than 30,000 small and big industrial units have been involved in exploiting the groundwater illegally for many years.
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