Declining groundwater level and aquifer dewatering in Dhaka metropolitan area, Bangladesh: causes and quantification

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M. A. Hoque1,2, M. Mozzammel Hoque3, Kazi Matin Ahmed4
1Bangladesh University Of Engineering and Technology
2University College London
3Bangladesh University of Eng. and Tech
4University of Dhaka

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