Half of China’s big cities, including Beijing, are sinkingThe problem of land subsidence is being seen more in the eastern part of the country and in the cities situated along the coastScience Journal It has been revealed in a report that the next 100 years i.e. By 2120 China’s coastal population will be about"s1"> 10% Part of which is China’s 5.5 to 12.8 people May be affectedResearch has found that 82 Half of the cities are sinking.
Why are cities in China sinking?
This fact has come to light in the research published in the Science JournalAccording to researchers, More than half of China’s cities are sinkingAccording to them, This is happening due to extraction of water from under the ground and rapidly increasing burden on citiesWhile in some cities the ground is sinking very fast while 6 In one city every year approximately Ground subsidence is occurring at the rate of 10 mm.
Researchers believe that rapid urbanization has occurred in China in the last few decades, Due to which more groundwater is being extracted from some areasOn the other hand, due to rising water level in coastal cities, millions of people are in danger of floods..
This problem has been seen in many cities of the world
This problem is not only with China, But Houston, This problem has already been seen in several major urban areas around the world, including Mexico City and DelhiTeen of researchers By monitoring 1,600 wells, it has been found that the ground is sinking due to drainage of water