Kolkata water table dips 2m in 5 years, experts flag rise in arsenic, salinity

Scientists have sounded an alarm over the rapid depletion of groundwater in the city and warned that unless corrective measures are adopted immediately, the water table could decline by nearly half when the five-yearly study is conducted next in 2025. Besides triggering a water crisis, this will aggravate arsenic contamination and leave the city vulnerable to subsidence, they say.

Kolkata water table dips 2m in 5 years, experts flag rise in arsenic, salinity
Scientists have sounded an alarm over the rapid depletion of groundwater in the city and warned that unless corrective measures are adopted immediately, the water table could decline by nearly half when the five-yearly study is conducted next in 2025. Besides triggering a water crisis, this will aggravate arsenic contamination and leave the city vulnerable to subsidence, they say.