If this trend continues unchecked, India is going to face a major water crisis in the near future. Realizing this, the Government of India has initiated several protective and legislative measures to overcome the groundwater management-related problems but, due to the lack of awareness and ...
There is evidence of a looming groundwater crisis in India. Unlike in the case of surface water, competition around groundwater generally does not result in open conflicts. Measurability and visibility of surface water accord a clearer public perception of water quantities, which leads to conflicts...
tance, groundwater irrigation is heading for a crisis and needs urgent attention and understanding in India. T e number of irrigation blocks labelled as overexploited is increasing at an alarming rate of 5.5 per cent per year. T e number of blocks in which offi cially the creation of ...
Significant groundwater depletion in regions where grains are procured for public distribution is a primary sustainability challenge in India. We identify specific changes in the Indian Government’s Procurement & Distribution System as a primary sol
Acute political and policy failures have put India on the edge of a fullblown groundwater catastrophe, write water experts Asit Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and...
National Capital Region (NCR, Delhi) in India is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan cities which is facing a severe water crisis due to increasing water demand. The over-extraction of groundwater, particularly from its unconsolidated alluvial deposi
The decline of groundwater levels in India by 5–10 m is usually explained as a result of the increased number of tubewells and a decline in average annual rainfall. This article argues that the decline is the product of the destruction of indigenous systems for storing runoff water, which ...
In many parts of India, the freshwater pollution crisis has become evident at different times in response to population growth, agricultural intensification, urbanization, industrialization and ad hoc management approaches. Average groundwater recharge from rainfall varies widely (<8-20%). Groundwater in...
It is the major source of drinking water in India. Even in advanced countries such as Germany and Netherlands about 70% of drinking water comes from ground water (Duynisveld et al., 1988).Kashmir valley has rich deposits of ground water in both confined and unconfined aquifer system, but ...
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