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A study published in 'Nature' identifying Delhi as the fastest-sinking Indian megacity attributes the primary cause of land subsidence to:
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- 1Underground tunnelling activities for metro and road expansion projects.
- 2Weak urban infrastructure and unregulated construction practices.
- 3Compaction of alluvial deposits caused by extensive groundwater withdrawals.✓
- 4Seismic activities along the Delhi–Aravalli fault zone.
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Compaction of alluvial deposits caused by extensive groundwater withdrawals.
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