KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The groundwater level has gone down by 15 meters as a result of illegal digging of deep wells in southern Kandahar province, local officials said on Tuesday.
Mohammad Nader Kakar, water supply and canalsation director, told Pajhwok Afghan News water supply had been affected in the past one decade as a result of unlawful drilling and digging of deep wells.
He said the groundwater level had declined by 15 metres and most of the wells in Kandahar City had dried up, causing serious problems. If water was not saved and illegal drilling . . .
