Your question - Is this true. It is substntially true. It is on record of ground water authorities of state and central. My personal experience about Sarjapur of Bengaluru is facing acute shortage where my son is living. So, society reuse the water for flusing which is not properly treated. It stinks and is turbid gray color. It pinches me more after staying and studying water management in Isreal, recently. I think that we have to wait till crisis/ cries reach to inflection point. We are not replenishing ground water. It is only withdrawl and no deposit, especially deep aquifers.

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Your question - Is this true.

It is substntially true. It is on record of ground water authorities of state and central. My personal experience about Sarjapur of Bengaluru is facing acute shortage where my son is living. So, society reuse the water for flusing which is not properly treated. It stinks and is turbid gray color. It pinches me more after staying and studying water management in Isreal, recently. I think that we have to wait till crisis/ cries reach to inflection point. We are not replenishing ground water. It is only withdrawl and no deposit, especially deep aquifers.

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Please divide government in two parts. One is scientist and they know their job. But to lay down policy is with politicians and that was missing for long time. Vote bank politics requirement is show results in five years which scientists cannot do. Now environment ministry is getting stricter. We been addressing this issue since decades. Masses (public) and politicians will act only when situation becomes chaotic. In Maharashtra, farmer's suicide is big issue. However, some NGO are working with local participation. In few villages NGO with local public awareness and participation has brought good results. How should we expect participation of urban people, is a debate for Bengaluru or other metros.Remember - deeper aquifers are not being recharged.

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