Terrestrial water storage dips in Chennai, neighbouring districts
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The decline is steady, but not alarming, says a study by Anna University
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The decline is steady, but not alarming, says a study by Anna University The terrestrial water storage, both surface and groundwater, has been decreasing in Chennai and neighbouring districts since 2002. The decline is steady, but not alarming, according to a study done by the Department of Geology, Anna University.
The total storage in Chennai and neighbouring districts has been decreasing by 0.12 cm every year in an area of 8,242 sq. km., with Pazhaverkadu to the north and close to Puducherry to the south.