http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/the-deep-water-crisis/article4960717.ece P. Sainath The Hindu A few thousand drilling rigs roll into parched states each year and drill over a thousand feet to extract scarce groundwater for the farm. Hard-working rig-operators are providing a real response to a very real demand from farmers, but with grave consequences for groundwater supplies No other town can boast …
