71.   Human health would be affected by dreadful diseases if underground water contamination is not checked by minimising the use of toxic pesticides in agriculture, Quayum said.

72.   In the meantime, the state government has begun digging for wells in search of underground water sources.

73.   India is pumping underground water faster than it can be replenished, threatening a drop in water tables, irrigation supplies and food production, Worldwatch said.

74.   It is learnt that the department carried out these activities to locate underground water sources to supplement supply from the reservoir.

75.   It has no common sewage system and sometimes underground water is contaminated by cesspits and garbage dumps.

76.   KLANG, Fri. - Two more underground water sources have been identified in Klang and work to draw out the water will start as soon as possible.

77.   Matured fruit trees would not be affected as much since they had roots deep in the ground which could draw on underground water.

78.   More likely the shortfall will be made up by greatly expanding the use of underground water, a prospect that environmentalists warn could prove an ecological disaster.

79.   Mohammed el-Saghir, head of Pharaonic Antiquities department said the temple has been deteriorating because of rising underground water that was eating away at the foundations.

80.   Not only can pollutants be spread through the air, but dangerous chemicals could be carried by rivers and underground waters.