Water Shortage
Due to the immense population growth and due to extraction of ground water, Sithalapakkam now faces water shortage. Many borewells that goes up to 100 ft are turning to be dry. Though this place is witnessing a massive boom, this seems to come along with a curse of water scarcity.
Huge water companies mine large volumes for sub terrain water and send it to Chennai, due to which the levels of water in Sithalapakkam lake has dropped significantly. Many parts of Sithalapakkam suffer from water shortage now, and its bound to increase.
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