Lower Ground Water Level Areas in Hyderabad

The drop is very high at over 11 metres in Shahbad mandal– from last year’s depth of 4.95 metres to the present 16.5 metres.

In the suburban areas, Medchal tops the list with a drop of 6.54 metres, with Malkajgiri and Shamshabad following close behind.

In depth to groundwater levels, however, Yacharam recorded the maximum at 18.37 MBGL. In all, 19 mandals of Ranga Reddy district have recorded water levels at depths of over 10 metres. They include Hayathnagar, Malkajgiri, Marpalle, Medchal, Nawabpet, Pudur, Shahabad, Shankarpalle, Uppal, Vikarabad, Yacharam, Yalal, Shamshabad, Ibrahimpatnam, Pargi, Rajendranagar, Manchal, Kandukur, and Maheshwaram.

While the highest fall in ground water level was recorded in Marredpally with 25.35 MBGL (17.03 MBGL in February 2011 and 24.55 MBGL in January 2012), other areas that have recorded a fall include, Sanjeevareddy Nagar, Nampally, and Musheerabad.

Among the surrounding areas of the city, Malkajgiri records 20.4 MBGL, a fall of 9.22 metres since February 2011. In Nacharam, the water level is 11.85 MBGL which was 7.74 MBGL in February 2011. Rajendranagar records 12.70 MBGL.

Source:

The Hindu : Cities / Hyderabad : Groundwater levels plummet in RR dt.

Drastic fall in ground water levels – The Times of India