Now, groundwater flowing out of Indian houses

The situation continues to deteriorate in Olpad town where water has been overflowing from wells and borewells for the last few days. Now the water is flowing out of houses situated on the ground floor after seeping through cracks in the floor. This has been happening in many localities of the town but the district administration seems clueless about the reason.
Water burst through the cracks in the floor of two houses located in Mali falia and Asmanabad areas of Olpad on Wednesday. Soon there were complaints from the residents of other houses about a similar problem in their area.
Urmila Patel, a resident of Mali Falia, said that when she went into her kitchen in the afternoon, she was surprised to find water all over the floor.
“When I filled the crack through which the water was coming in, it began to come out from another place. I thought this was happening only in my house but other houses are affected as well,” said Urmila Patel.
In some houses, water has been coming out with such force that it soon spreads to the entire house. Some houses have 15 cm of water on their ground floor with the drainage system proving ineffective in draining it out. The residents of the town have informed the district administration about the problem.
The authorities sent a team of geologists and asked them to conduct an on-the-spot survey. Sources said that after preliminary checks, geologists reported to district administration that continuous leakage of gas had led to the situation. They also claimed that, at some spots, oil was also coming out with groundwater.
“We are keeping tabs on the situation in Olpad and taking the necessary action. District Collector AJ Shah is monitoring the situation himself,” said RD Jadav, mamlatdar of Olpad.
Jadav added that a team from Gandhinagar had also come to Olpad to investigate the matter. They have taken samples of water and will submit a report after investigation.
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