New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Supreme Court has sought a groundwater assessment of Rajasthan's industrial towns of Jodhpur, Balotra and Pali, citing concerns over water security and ecological damage caused by continued extraction by industrial units. In an October 26 order made public recently, a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to submit an affidavit by November 27 detailing groundwater availability, extraction and depletion in the three districts. The court was hearing a suo motu case on pollution in the Jojari-Luni-Bandi river system, which supports nearly two million people. It also directed the Rajasthan government to introduce an anonymous complaint mechanism to report ill...