HYDERABAD: The state has skilled a median enhance of 4.26 metres within the groundwater stage within the final seven years, in accordance with an irrigation and command space improvement (I&CAD) division launch right here on Friday.

The report, launched by particular chief secretary, I&CAD, Rajat Kumar mentioned the groundwater ranges rose in 83 per cent mandals, which was the best within the nation.

The full extractable groundwater availability stood at 680 thousand million cubic metres, which was greater than twice the water allocation to Telangana state within the Krishna basin. This 12 months there was an eight per cent discount in groundwater extraction as in comparison with 2020, on account of improved irrigation and rainfall.

The report additionally mentioned that the state’s contribution to the extractable groundwater assets had elevated from 3.5 % in 2014 to 4.8% this 12 months.

The resultant rise within the water ranges was attributed to the state authorities’s efforts such because the restoration of greater than 27,472 tanks underneath Mission Kakatiya, lifting of water by way of Kaleshwaram Carry Irrigation Challenge, and filling of MI tanks at common intervals by linking with main and medium initiatives and building of synthetic recharge buildings equivalent to test dams, percolation tanks and recharge shafts.  

Additionally, a sub-committee consisting of officers from groundwater, industries, agriculture, and panchayat raj departments was constituted to advocate particular measures for optimum use of groundwater assets in order to assist farmers.

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