Concerned citizens' letter: Urgently restore, protect historic lakes of water stressed Bhuj | Counterview

June 5, 2023

Kachchh, a semi-arid district in western Gujarat, is a highly water-distressed area. As per the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) report published in 2022, groundwater has depleted by 12.43 meters between 2011 and 2020. The report further states that Kutch is one of three districts after Panchmahal and Sabarkantha in Gujarat where groundwater is depleting at the rate of over one meter annually due to various reasons such as the establishment of industrial setups, development by ignoring water reservoirs, and water channels, etc.