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“Why is groundwater depleting in India?”
India's groundwater depletion is driven by agricultural extraction, which accounts for 87% of the total annual groundwater use. Punjab and Haryana extract groundwater at rates exceeding 100% of annual recharge, causing unsustainable declines.
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CURRENT STATE
Groundwater levels are declining, with North India losing approximately 450 cubic kilometers between 2002 and 2021. In Haryana, the water table fell from 21.17 meters in June 2020 to 23.02 meters in June 2025, and over-exploited blocks rose from 85 to 91.
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