US EditionSubmerging Indian Megacities Face ‘Alarming’ Risks of Structural Damage
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A new study shows that millions of buildings and people are at risk because the ground is sinking.
The head of the Meitar council, Shimon Peretz, raised in the Knesset the problem of the discharge of sewage and hazardous substances, some at carcinogenic levels, into the Hebron River and the Shoket facility. "The residents suffer daily from odors, mosquitoes, and diseases, the damage to the groundwater is real."
Sinking Indian megacities pose 'alarming' building damage risks
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025 Sinking land is quietly destabilizing urban infrastructure in India's largest cities, putting thousands of buildings and millions of people at risk, according to Virginia Tech scientists. Groundwater overuse is a critical driver of the problem, said Susanna Werth, assistant professor of geosciences who co-authored the paper published Oct. 28 in Nature Sustainability. "When cities pum
Submerging Indian Megacities Face ‘Alarming’ Risks of Structural Damage
Sinking land is increasingly recognized as a growing threat to urban infrastructure, particularly in India’s most populous cities. Researchers from Virginia Tech have uncovered concerning evidence that the over-extraction of groundwater is causing significant land subsidence, with dire consequences for both buildings and their inhabitants. This revelation comes from a recent study co-authored by Susanna […]
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