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Piezometric water-level conditions in Bangalore city, Karnataka, India

Earlier works have revealed that Bangalore city predominated by migmatites, granodiorites and intrusive granites, in general does not carry potential fractures beyound 280 m depth. However, bore wells are being drilled in the peripheral parts beyond 300 m. This unconfined and part of the semi-confined aquifers having gone dry, bore wells are now being competitively drilled at greater depths.

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