Hyderabad, Aug. 30 -- Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) conducted a meeting on Friday, August 29, discussing groundwater levels in the city and the need for creating awareness on recharge wells.

HYDRAA hosted a meeting on 'Flood prevention and groundwater replenishment with recharge wells', which was attended by Commissioner AV Ranganath, other HYDRAA officials, environmentalists, GHMC and city planning officials, among others.

During the meeting, officials said that due to excessive use of concrete, only around 2 percent of the rainwater is percolating, while the remaining ends up flooding the streets.

They said that despite laws mandating recharge wells in houses, their enforcement has been poor. All ...