Groundwater Level Surges After Rains In Karimnagar District
The groundwater table, which was at a depth of 9.21 metres in July 2026, rose to 5.80 metres during the first fortnight of August.
KARIMNAGAR: Besides the irrigation projects, the groundwater table in Karimnagar district has also recharged considerably following the recent rainfall.
Almost all irrigation projects in the district received adequate inflows after two days of continuous rain towards the end of July. At the same time, the groundwater table also witnessed significant recharge.
Notably, the groundwater table rose by 3.41 metres within a span of 15 days, which is expected to benefit farmers who have cultivated paddy.
Despite warnings against sowing paddy, a majority of farmers took up cultivation after rains lashed the State towards the end of July.
The groundwater table, which was at a depth of 9.21 metres in July 2026, rose to 5.80 metres during the first fortnight of August.
Though this was still 0.83 metres lower than the previous year's level of 4.97 metres, the district witnessed a significant improvement in the groundwater table so far this month.
The groundwater table, which was at a depth of 8.44 metres in May this year, fell to 9.21 metres in July due to a lack of rainfall during June and much of July. In July 2025, however, groundwater was available at a depth of 7.48 metres, indicating a difference of 1.73 metres compared with July this year.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, District Groundwater Officer B. Shyam Prasad Nayak said the groundwater table had recharged due to the recent rainfall. In view of the El Niño conditions, he urged people, particularly farmers, to use groundwater judiciously.
Instead of overexploiting groundwater, measures should be taken to conserve it by constructing recharge pits and farm ponds, he said.
Meanwhile, a large number of agricultural and commercial borewells had dried up during the summer. The situation was particularly severe in Karimnagar town, where around 70% of borewells dried up, according to borewell rig owner M.K. Krishnamurthy.
Areas near the Lower Manair Dam also faced similar problems. For the first time in recent years, borewells dried up on a large scale in Karimnagar town.
Borewells with depths of 250 to 300 feet had completely dried up, while in some areas, there was no water even at depths of 400 to 500 feet, he said. In several cases, borewells had to be deepened to 700 to 800 feet to access water.
Besides Karimnagar town, borewells were deepened in Gangadhara, Jagtial, Dharmapuri, Vemulawada, Siddipet and other areas.