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Water Crisis Relief for Pokhran as Heliborne Survey Detects New Groundwater Sources
Jaisalmer: Amidst the years-long water crisis in the Pokhran Assembly constituency, a heliborne survey has provided clear indications of groundwater availability. This state-of-the-art survey, conducted in 2021, was completed in collaboration with the Central Ground Water Board and the National Green Tribunal for Research and Development (NGRI).
News of relief and new hope has emerged for the Pokhran Assembly constituency. The results of the state-of-the-art heliborne survey conducted in this desert region, which has long been facing water shortages, are encouraging. The survey has revealed clear indications of groundwater availability in several areas where traditional efforts have failed. This strengthens the prospects for a permanent solution in the water-starved regions of western Rajasthan.
This survey, conducted in 2021, has now been finalized by the Central Ground Water Board and submitted as a report to the District Collector, Jaisalmer. According to the report, groundwater potential has been identified at a total of 64 locations in the Pokhran area. Of these, 55 locations were previously unconfirmed. Significantly, these are mostly villages that have faced a serious drinking water problem for years.
According to senior groundwater scientist Dr. Narayan Das Inakhia, most of the Pokaran tehsil has long been considered water-poor. According to geological beliefs, the potential for groundwater here was considered negligible. However, the findings of the heliborne survey have significantly changed this perception. The survey has found signs of groundwater even in villages where water was previously thought to be absent.
