Underground water is receding in eight valleys of Himachal where it was being exploited for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes.

 The Central Water Board (CWB) for Himalayan region, an organization of Union Ministry for Water Resources, has been studying the underground water situation in Indora and Nurpur valleys of Kangra district, Balh valley of Mandi district, Paonta and Kala Amb valleys of Sirmour district, Nalagarh valley of Solan district and Una and Hum valleys of Una districts over the past more than one decade.

 In all these valleys the underground water was being exploited for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes whereas in most of other parts of Himachal river water or khuls (streams of water flowing from snow bound hills) are used for drinking and irrigation purposes.........Read more

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