(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Groundwater Extraction Norms

Topic: Groundwater Extraction Norms

Guest:

• Dr. Syamal Kumar Sarkar, (Senior Director, Natural Resource & Climate, TERI)
• Subodh Yadav, (Joint Secretary, Department of Water Resources, GoI)
• A.K. Bhattacharya, (Editorial Director, Business Standard)

Topic Description:

With around one-sixth of assessed ground water units in the country facing over-exploitation, the Centre Govt has issued revised guidelines for groundwater use. The new guidelines prohibits new industry and mining projects in over-exploited zones and makes it mandatory for existing industries, commercial units and big housing societies to take no objection certificate’ (NOC).

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Courtesy: RSTV