Hyderabad, May 21 -- GHMC has chosen five parks for implementing the "shallow aquifer recharge project" as a pilot project in the city, to recharge groundwater and to address the problem of urban flooding.

KLN Yadav Park in the Khairtabad zone, Techno Park in the Serilingampalli zone, Indira Park in the Secunderabad zone, Kakatiya Nagar Colony Park in the LB Nagar zone, and E-Sector Park in Sainikpuri have been chosen for the pilot project.

Explaining to the residents of Kakatiya Nagar Colony in Habsiguda how the recharge of shallow aquifers can be done through the project, GHMC officials said that the main objective is to drill shallow aquifer injection borewells in a depth of 100 to 120 feet.

By accessing rainwater from the watershed...