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. Marredpally mandal tops the charts where the table dipped big time. Ameerpet , Khairatabad, Trimulgherry and Musheerabad trail Marredpally. "Despite Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) supplying water through tankers, commercial establishments are resorting to uncontrolled extraction of groundwater through borewells," said an official.For instance, the groundwater table in Marredpally in October 2017 was 3.65 meters. The table hit a low of 14.50 meters below ground level (MBGL) a year later during the same period. "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. In October 2017, the level stood at 10.71 meters and the latest records showcased a deficit of minus 6.08 MBGL.The rainfall report, issued by the Hyderabad chief planning officer (CPO), has nothing much to talk about as the average rain recordings revealed a downward trend. The average rainfall in June is 99.6 mm, but a deficit of -10.8 mm deviation was recorded . In August, the average rainfall is 181.2 mm, but a deficit of -24.7 mm was recorded this year around this period."The deficit rainfall is a contributing factor to dip in the groundwater table. This year, the groundwater levels decreased because of the shortfall in the rain," a senior chief planning officer said.

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