On Wednesday January 7 a scientist has cautioned by 2030 because of over removal of the groundwater, Water supplies can deplete in particular areas of the cities in India, China and the Middle East who take care of industries and food production.
Craig Simmons who is the director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training quoted that "The world has accustomed in usgae of abundant groundwater, more than twice as large than the rate of removal of the groundwater between 1960 and 2000 with usage ongoing to increase to the present,"
A recent satellite study has unveiled that the falling groundwater tables in the US, India, China, Middle East and North Africa, where expanding agriculture and cities have increased water demand.
"Groundwater currently makes up about 97 percent of all the available fresh water on the planet and presently accounts for about 40 percent of our total water supply," says Simmons, also a member of Unesco's global groundwater governance programme, according to a NCGRT statement.
"Not many people think of groundwater as a key driver of the global economy -- yet it is. If it becomes depleted, entire industries may be forced to shut down or move. Whole regions could face acute water scarcity."
"Over-extraction also has serious implications for the environment, especially when the climate is warming -- as falling water tables can lead to emptying lakes and rivers and dying landscapes as the water they depended on is withdrawn," Simmons says.
In the Middle East, depleted aquifers have been a major driver of the relocation of agriculture to Africa and the so-called 'land grab' by wealthy countries.
Robert Glennon law professor at the University of Arizona, As he says that even advanced nations such as the United States face a crisis in their use of groundwater.
Robert Glennon says that at this moment groundwater consists of one-quarter of the US supply and more over for drinking half of all Americans who depends on groundwater.As because of uncontrolled drilling of new wells as countless as 800,000 per year,So it has put an unbelievable burden on water level around the US. (TS)
