BHUBANESWAR: Orissa, which till the last decade used just about 14 per cent of its available groundwater, has shown a rapid rise in utilisation which has jumped to 26.14 per cent. According to assessment of the groundwater resource of the State, by the Directorate of Ground Water Survey and Investigation in association with Central Ground Water board, the highest level of groundwater utilisation was observed in Bhadrak district with use of 55.49 per cent, while Malkangiri utilised the lowest at 8.76 pc. Among the blocks, Balasore