PRAYAGRAJ, March 24 -- Sangam city is grappling with a severe groundwater crisis, with excessive extraction pushing many areas to critical levels.

According to the report by the Ground Water Department, of the total 23 development blocks in Prayagraj, two are categorized as 'critical,' while eight fall under the 'semi-critical' category due to excessive exploitation of underground water. The city itself has been marked as 'over-exploited.'

The two blocks in the district placed in the 'critical' category are Chaka and Sahaso, while the eight blocks classified as 'semi-critical' include Bahadurpur, Kaudihar, Saidabad, Mauaima, Phulpur, Pratappur, Shringverpur Dham and Dhanupur.

According to Ravikant, in charge of the Ground Water Departm...