Five Indian cities, including Chennai, face a rising threat of land subsidence that could increase the risk of damage to buildings due to groundwater over-exploitation, according to a recent study.
The study published in the journal, Nature Sustainability, noted that 2,406 buildings across Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai were at high risk of structural damage due to land subsidence. If the trend continued for five decades, an additional 23,529 buildings in Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai,
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