Haryana to be the first state with Aquifer mapping

Haryana is going to be the first state in the country to have aquifer mapping for its groundwater resources by May 2016. 
•    Aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing rock from which groundwater can be extracted. 
•    It is scientific mapping of aquifers to asses the groundwater situation. 
•    This aquifer mapping is being done by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in 3D. 
•    CGWB is using heli-borne geophysical surveys and sophisticated softwares
•    CGWB aims to complete the aquifer mapping of the whole country by 2022. 
•    8 statesHaryana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have been selected for this scientific mapping.