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This year, the groundwater levels decreased because of the shortfall in the rain," a senior chief planning officer said. "The deficit rainfall is a contributing factor to dip in the groundwater table. "Exploitation and extraction of groundwater in this area is very high," a top source in groundwater department told TOI.In Ameerpet, which is one of the largest commercial centres in Hyderabad, the groundwater table dipped alarmingly. HYDERABAD: The initial enthusiasm of substantial rise in groundwater (GW) levels in Hyderabad has evaporated as soon as it lasted, if the latest annual report on GE table released by the Telangana groundwater department is any indication.According to the report, the levels have dipped in all the 16 mandals of Hyderabad district owing to great extraction of groundwater. In August, the average rainfall is 181.2 mm, but a deficit of -24.7 mm was recorded this year around this period..