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New Groundwater Rules Raise Hope of End to Industry Freeloading -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

-TheWire.in

New Delhi: Major beverage companies and other industries involved in excessive and destructive exploitation of groundwater are expected to be hit hard by the new guidelines issued by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) – the national groundwater regulatory agency – that come into effect this week.

However, experts in the field have noted with concern that by allowing the industrial use of groundwater in water stressed areas with the quantum of groundwater permitted contingent upon the amount of groundwater recharged by the industry, the door has been left open for manipulation. Particularly so because the guidelines fail to stipulate measuring and monitoring mechanisms for groundwater recharge and are therefore open to abuse by industries unless a rigid measuring and monitoring system is also articulated and implemented.

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