The water table in the city has shown an improvement of 1.08 meters due to good rains last year, which may bring some relief to the residents here. As per the records of the hydrological department, the average water table in the city was at 27.25 meters in June 2008, while this level came slightly upwards at 26.17 meters in October 2008. This shows that the water level in the district has improved by 1.08 meters during a period of five months. On block-wise analysis, it was found that the Gurgaon block registered an improvement of 1.95 meters with the water level reaching 32.65 meters in October 2008 from 34.60 meters in June in the same year. Similarly, the water table in Farukhnagar Block came up by 0.40 meters from a depth of 18.40 meters to 18 meters. Water level in Pataudi block came up from 31.50 meters to 30.15 meters during this period, showing improvement of 1.35 meters and Sohna block registered an improvement of 0.60 meter from 24.50 meters in June 2008 to 23.90 meters in October 2008. Talking to The Tribune about the development, deputy commissioner Deepti Umashankar said,