Mohali, Oct. 24 -- The municipal corporation is planning a rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge project at Mango Garden, Sector 59, to address the growing water crisis.

The pilot project, under the Centre's AMRUT 2.0 scheme, will channel rainwater collected through the stormwater drainage network through a filtration system before directing it into the ground through a borewell around 300 -ft deep. The project is aimed at conserving rainwater that would otherwise flow into drains and helping replenish the depleting groundwater table.

Currently, groundwater extraction in the district is reaching 117% of its annual replenishable resources. According to the groundwater assessment figures cited in the report, Mohali extracts 17% mo...