BHOPAL, April 20 -- The Bhopal district administration has banned the tube well mining (boring) till June 30. Now people will not be able to dig new tube wells. The order has been implemented with immediate effect.
In view of the falling groundwater level, Collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh has taken this decision.
Under Section 6 (1) of the Madhya Pradesh Drinking Water Preservation Act, a ban has been imposed on mining of non-government and private tube wells in the entire district till June 30, 2024.
Collector Singh said, tube wells and boring machines will neither enter nor mine tube wells in the district without the permission of the concerned SDM. Machines passing through public roads will be exempted.
Collector Singh said, the co...