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.