NGT Sets Stringent Conditions for Commercial Use of Groundwater
- In a major overhaul of regulations, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set out stringent conditions for commercial use of groundwater .
- In addition, NGT has also struck down the Central Ground Water Authority’s (CGWA) 2020 guidelines, pronouncing that they were against the law.
- The 2018 version of the guidelines had been struck down by the NGT in 2019.
Need for Stringent Regulations
- India is at the bottom of the water quality index, at 120 among 122 countries.
- 54% of India’s groundwater wells have decreased in levels, with 21 major cities across the country expected to run out of groundwater by 2020.
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