Hyderabad, May 29 -- Hyderabad is the worst-affected metro city in India when it comes to groundwater depletion, according to a new Union government report, with more critically stressed units than several large states put together.

The Dynamic Groundwater Resource Assessment Report 2025, released by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, classifies 26 administrative units, spread across the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits and the districts of Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri, as either "critical" or "over-exploited" in terms of groundwater extraction.

Delhi follows with 21 such units and Bengaluru with 16.

Notably, Hyderabad's tally of stressed units exceeds that of several major states, including Andhra Pradesh, Mah...