Water resources of Punjab are dwindling at a very fast rate. According to latest estimates, the water table is falling at the rate of 74 cm per year in the central districts of Punjab. Water table has gone below 28 m in Barnala, 26 m in Nakodar and 25m in Bhunerheri blocks.In the ...
This has been possible due to high use of fertilizers, good quality seeds and increased use of water resources. This increased demand of water resources has resulted in extensive use of groundwater in the central districts of the state and surface water (canals) in South-West Punjab, where ...
Indian Punjab, a strategically important region from India's national food security standpoint, is increasingly the focus of attention for academics and policymakers because of serious concerns about...doi:10.1007/s12571-018-0823-2Singh Sukhwinder...
KM Dinesh,N Bassi,M Varma - 《International Journal of Water Resources Development》 被引量: 0发表: 2021年 Save water with drip irrigation and straw mulching in spring crops Groundwater table in major parts of Punjab is declining at a very fast rate, rendering 109 blocks dark (over-exploited...
Define Water Scarcity. Water Scarcity synonyms, Water Scarcity pronunciation, Water Scarcity translation, English dictionary definition of Water Scarcity. also drouth n. 1. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects g
The use of a major percentage of fresh water for agricultural purposes to grow crops like paddy and sugarcane has led to a crisis in several states, including Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. The country is not only monitoring the depletion of groundwater and pollution of surface wate...
distribution of resources and services. Therefore, in this study, we test and compare how water security inequality varies by indicators of development, including water security (as a proxy of sustainable development), as well as socioeconomic standing and monthly income (as measures of economic ...
Salinization and crop transpiration of irrigated fields in Pakistan's Punjab In Punjab, Pakistan, scarcity of canal water has lead to a rapid growth of the number of tube wells, pumping poor quality groundwater. In recent years, con... MP S.,Smets,and,... - 《Agricultural Water Management...
PUNJABGROUNDWATER qualityAQUIFERSGROUNDWATER analysisSCHLUMBERGER Ltd.GROUNDWATER samplingELECTRICAL resistivityGROUNDWATERThe groundwater resources in different areas of Pakistan are heading towards depletion along with the deterioration of quality due to over-abstraction and urbanizatio...
Moreover, no known study has reported on health risk assessment of the groundwater in this agricultural province. Finally, there is lack of literature reporting on the suitability of the groundwater resources for irrigation purposes. From the literature, it is concluded that there is need to ...