Scanty rainfall this year could worsen the situation. The average depth to water level was 9.59 mbgl in July this year, against the 7.39 mbgl last year, calculated from 11 locations in the city. The groundwater situation in the city and surrounding areas might become alarming if copious rains do not drench down the city in the coming one month. Water levels are already plummeting in many areas, especially in the core city, if the records are anything to go by. When compared with the data in the corresponding period last year, the subterranean water levels recorded in July this year could be cause for concern. The average depth to water level has shown an increase of 2.2 meters below ground level (mbgl) when compared with the figures in July, 2013. Groundwater is always measured in meters below ground level (mbgl), the higher value of which denotes that much […]