S. K. Ambast, Chairman, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), on Sunday cautioned Kerala to be on guard against overexploitation of groundwater resources.
Dr. Ambast was speaking on the subject ‘Challenges and opportunities for sustainable groundwater management’ at a seminar on the State’s water resources sector held as part of the Keraleeyam 2023 celebrations.
At the moment Kerala does not have any of its 152 blocks in the ‘over-exploited’ category. But there are three blocks listed as ‘critical’ and 30, as ‘semi-critical.’ The State should build future preparedness to prevent over-exploitation, he said.
