they are either semi-critical, critical or overexploited. This is
against the national average of 18 per cent unsafe groundwater blocks.
This was indicated at a district-level Data Users' Workshop held by
the State Groundwater Department under the hydrology project.
Inaugurating the workshop, District Collector M. Beena said that
environmental factors need to be reviewed along with developmental
activities, especially in Ernakulam, where a lot of developmental
activities are going on. The data collected by the groundwater
department in this regard will be of good use for planning any major
activity, she said. The data collection on ground water had been going
on since the project was launched in 1997. But there was no deliberate
sharing of data with anyone. It was made available only when someone
asked. Dr. Beena said the data collected would be of much use in
planning developmental projects as they would provide more meaning
since they are more specific and locally relevant.
The Hindu, June 25
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