AHMEDABAD: If water was available at 63 meters underground in 1997 in the city, it is now available at around 100 meters. A recent study has revealed that ground water levels in Ahmedabad have dropped steeply.

The study, conducted by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) of the ministry of water resources which is the national apex organization for scientific surveys of the country's groundwater resources, said that the ground water will have to be recharged artificially to meet the steep water demand from increasing population.