Gurugram’s Groundwater Depletion: 195% Over Replenishment
Representative AI image GURUGRAM: The city is continuing to extract significantly more groundwater than it can sustainably replenish, with withdrawals reaching 194.6% above the allowable limit, as per the latest National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2025, published by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). While this marks a slight decrease from 2024, when extraction was recorded at 195%, the change is minimal and raises concerns about the ongoing imbalance between extraction and natural replenishment. In fact, in 2023, the extraction rate was even higher at 212%. The report reveals that the city drew 40,396 hectare-metres (ham)…