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The water table in India is depleting at a rate of 0.4–0.6 m per year. Out of the total assessment units (blocks/taluks/mandals/districts/firkas/valleys), nearly 17.5, 4.5, 14, and 64% units have been categorized as overexploited, critical, semi‐critical, and safe, respectively (CGWB 2017). So, preventing the overexploitation of groundwater will be another challenge.