hyderabad hit hard by the early onset of summer and meteorological experts predicting sweltering months ahead here is more bad news in store as hyderabads groundwater department gwd has observed a dip in the water table alreadydespite receiving 40 per cent excess rainfall in 2020 and authorities allaying fears of any water shortage till 2022 the 12 meters dip in groundwater across the city has left authorities worriedaccording to the gwds report the groundwater table dip has been measured through a total of 21 piezometers installed in various areas including asifnagar bandlaguda charminar himayathnagar nampally saidabad ameerpet khairatabad marredpally musheerabad secunderabad shaikpet and tirumalagiri in hyderabad districtconsumption increased suddenly after lockdown was lifted construction activity has picked up in real estate which was stuck for the past few months due to prolonged lockdown and all commercial units and industries reopened their business hostels coaching centres and messes across the city have also resumed said a senior gwd official spelling out the possible reasonsconsumption of groundwater is very high in commercial areas for instance a twometre dip compared to the february data has been observed in sr nagar which is said to be the largest commercial area in the twin cities of hyderabad and secunderabadsimultaneously the water table has dipped alarmingly in khairatabad ameerpet marredpally and tirumalagirithe gwd also predicted that in the coming months groundwater tables may dip by another two to three meters if indiscriminate consumption is not stopped during the summer season the hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board hmwssb is providing uninterrupted potable water supply as all the drinking water sources have sufficient water levels but officials say all that can change if there are no checks in place