Land beneath India’s five largest cities is sinking due to over-extraction of groundwater: Study Five Indian megacities face an increasing threat of land subsidence, and the primary cause is excessive groundwater extraction, leading to structural risks for

#Land beneath #India’s 5 largest #cities is sinking

1 #Delhi
2 #Mumbai
3 #Kolkata
4 #Bengaluru
5 #Chennai

Besides extensive #GroundwaterExtraction, #IndianMegacities may also experience #subsidence due to the #cumulative weight of the #urban structures above
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