A news item that appeared in a newspaper on 24 December, 2010. "Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Gurgaon administration to ban the use of groundwater except for domestic purpose. Why do you think tge High Court pass such an order?
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in a judgement that will have series impact on commercial activities across the city the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Gurgaon administration to when the use of groundwater except for domestic purpose the directive issues in the presence of Gurgaon district magistrate come on the patients filled by DLF YouTube Enclave residents welfare Association r w a and a lawyer Sunil Singh against illegal and excessive use of groundwater in Gurgaon by developers and other plummeting the ground round water to dangerous label.
Answer: The ground water level in Gurgaom district has declined over the past 20 years at the rate of 0.77 to 1.2m/year, since the time the township saw rapid urbanization. This may lead to drying up of wells. reduction of water in streams and lakes. Therefore, to restrict the groundwater from depleting quickly, High Court passed such an order.