New report warns of disappearing ponds & water crisis in Aravalli range

WATER bodies in the Aravalli range are under threat, with seven out of 41 ponds having disappeared in the region, a new report has highlighted.

- JITENDRA CHOUBEY @New Delhi

The report reveals that 20 per cent of the region’s water bodies have diminished over the past several decades. Furthermore, the remaining water bodies are primarily eutrophic, silted, or only functional during certain seasons, severely limiting their capacity for groundwater recharge. The report raised concern over the diminishing flora and fauna in the range due to anthropogenic pressure. The hydrological mapping included in the report indicates multiple signs of distress across the Aravalli areas, which span four states and extend over an area of 67