LUCKNOW: The entire world along with the state capital will celebrate the ‘Earth Hour’ Day on Friday, but a number of cities across the globe, including Lucknow, are struggling with overexploitation of groundwater that may turn the earth water-deficient in the coming years.
According to a survey conducted by a former hydrologist of the UP groundwater department RS Sinha, Lucknow leads in over-exploitation of groundwater in the state with an average of 3.5 million litres of groundwater extracted per one square km which is alarming.
