LASHKARGAH (SW) – Falling underground water levels in Helmand province has caused concerns among Helmand residents.
In addition to the surface water in Helmand, thousands of hectares of land in the province are irrigated from deep wells.
However, the exact number of deep wells drilled in Helmand is not clear, but residents and farmers in Helmand say they have to dig 45 to 120 meters deep wells for every 10 acres of land.
Khodayan-e-Noor, a resident of Tarikh-e-Nawar, and Ghous-ud-Din Tawhid, a resident of Nawzad district, said they were concerned about the lack of groundwater and have moved places. According to them, drinking water is not available in most areas.
Abdul Wahed Saadat, Helmand’s water management engineer, says unprofessional drilling of deep wells, reduced rainfall and surface water shortages, as well as poor water management, are among the reasons that have led to groundwater depletion.
In order to prevent unprofessional drilling of deep wells and surface water management in Helmand, we wanted to have the view of the Department of Energy and Water of this province, the water basin and other responsible institutions, but we did not succeed despite repeated effort.
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