Water-stressed Karnataka proposes penalty for unnecessary use of water, restricting groundwater extraction Karnataka is one of the most water stressed states in India, with about 61 per cent of it in drought-prone region, and the state has much to worry as its new Water Policy 2022 cautions about the negative trend in rainfall and increase in area under drought in the days ahead. Having suffered more than 15 drought years over the last two decades, things may be more challenging for the state in the future with its rapidly depleting…
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