New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Supreme Court examining the issue of pollution in the river systems in Rajasthan has called for a report on the groundwater situation in the industrial towns of Jodhpur, Balotra and Pali over concerns of grave threat to the region's water security and ecology over continued extraction by industrial units.

In an order passed on October 26, made public recently, the top court directed the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to provide information by November 27 on the status of groundwater availability, extraction and depletion to assess the continuation of industrial activity in the three towns.

The court was hearing a suo motu petition on the pollution in the Jojari-Luni-Bandi river system in the state which ...