Prayagraj: In groundwater assessment Ground Water Department has placed two blocks of Prayagraj district- Chaka and Sahaso Under critical category. Urban areas including the posh colonies of Sangam city are already classified as over-exploited.
Besides this, nine more blocks of Prayagraj district including Bahadurpur, SailorDhanupur, Holagarh, Mauaima, Phulpur, Pratappur, Saidabad and Shringverpur Dham are placed under semi-critical category while 12 blocks including Handia, Jasra, Karchana, Kaudhiyara, Kaurihar, Koraon, Manda, Meja, Phulpur, Shankargarh, Soraon and Bhagwatpur are in safe zones.
Similarly, four blocks of neighboring district Pratapgarh, including Mandata, Sadar, Shivgarh and Sandwa Chandika, have been placed in the critical category, Aspur-Devsara, Baba Belkhar Nath, Gaura, Kunda, Laxmanpur, Lalganj, Mangaraura, Patti and Nine other blocks including Rampur-Sangramgarh have also been kept in the semi-critical category. However, only four blocks in Pratapgarh district including Babaganj, Bihar, Kalanker and Sangaipur are in the safe category.
In Kaushambi district, two blocks including Chail and Muratganj are in the over-exploited category, while four blocks including Kada Dham, Manjhanpur, Nevada and Sirathu are in the semi-critical category. Two more blocks of Kaushambi district Kaushambi and Sarsawan are in the safe zone.
Bhitaura block in Fatehpur district is being placed under overexploitation, while five other blocks including Airaya, Amauli, Khajuha, Malawan and Telyani are placed in the semi-critical category. Apart from this, seven other blocks of Fatehpur district are in the safe zone.
Archana Singh, Hydrologist, Ground Water Department, says, “There is an urgent need to stop over-exploitation of groundwater, otherwise the situation will worsen. Rising temperature, increasing population and ever expanding city limits are the major factors affecting the groundwater level. This has resulted in a drastic drop in the ground water level in the entire region over the years.”
Today, most of the urban population of the region, especially in the newly added areas, is completely dependent on groundwater. However, he advocated that rooftop rainwater harvesting systems are the only solution to curb this menace in urban areas.
Singh claimed that recharge pits, recharge trenches, recharge wells, dry wells and ponds to collect rain water are the only solution to tackle the crisis, otherwise the situation may become difficult in the days to come. Various departments are now paying more attention to water conservation and claiming that it is their personal responsibility to restore water resources and emphasis is also being laid on spreading awareness in this regard. Ground water department officials are appealing the people to install rain water harvesting system as it is an efficient tool to restore the ground water level.
Besides this, nine more blocks of Prayagraj district including Bahadurpur, SailorDhanupur, Holagarh, Mauaima, Phulpur, Pratappur, Saidabad and Shringverpur Dham are placed under semi-critical category while 12 blocks including Handia, Jasra, Karchana, Kaudhiyara, Kaurihar, Koraon, Manda, Meja, Phulpur, Shankargarh, Soraon and Bhagwatpur are in safe zones.
Similarly, four blocks of neighboring district Pratapgarh, including Mandata, Sadar, Shivgarh and Sandwa Chandika, have been placed in the critical category, Aspur-Devsara, Baba Belkhar Nath, Gaura, Kunda, Laxmanpur, Lalganj, Mangaraura, Patti and Nine other blocks including Rampur-Sangramgarh have also been kept in the semi-critical category. However, only four blocks in Pratapgarh district including Babaganj, Bihar, Kalanker and Sangaipur are in the safe category.
In Kaushambi district, two blocks including Chail and Muratganj are in the over-exploited category, while four blocks including Kada Dham, Manjhanpur, Nevada and Sirathu are in the semi-critical category. Two more blocks of Kaushambi district Kaushambi and Sarsawan are in the safe zone.
Bhitaura block in Fatehpur district is being placed under overexploitation, while five other blocks including Airaya, Amauli, Khajuha, Malawan and Telyani are placed in the semi-critical category. Apart from this, seven other blocks of Fatehpur district are in the safe zone.
Archana Singh, Hydrologist, Ground Water Department, says, “There is an urgent need to stop over-exploitation of groundwater, otherwise the situation will worsen. Rising temperature, increasing population and ever expanding city limits are the major factors affecting the groundwater level. This has resulted in a drastic drop in the ground water level in the entire region over the years.”
Today, most of the urban population of the region, especially in the newly added areas, is completely dependent on groundwater. However, he advocated that rooftop rainwater harvesting systems are the only solution to curb this menace in urban areas.
Singh claimed that recharge pits, recharge trenches, recharge wells, dry wells and ponds to collect rain water are the only solution to tackle the crisis, otherwise the situation may become difficult in the days to come. Various departments are now paying more attention to water conservation and claiming that it is their personal responsibility to restore water resources and emphasis is also being laid on spreading awareness in this regard. Ground water department officials are appealing the people to install rain water harvesting system as it is an efficient tool to restore the ground water level.