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 ...
Groundwater depletion has emerged as the major constraint in sustaining growth in agriculturally advanced state of Punjab. The study unravels unsustainable groundwater use in crop production using unit-level cost of cultivation survey data. The deterioration in groundwater resources is the outcome of te...
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...
Reconsideración del crecimiento sin obstáculos de pozos entubados bajo el agotamiento de los recursos de agua subterránea en el Punjab, Pakistán 巴基斯坦Punjab省地下水资源消耗情况下管井无阻碍增长的再思考 Repensando o crescimento sem controle de poços tubulares sob a província de Punjab, Paqu...
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 ...
The Impact of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Punjab, Pakistan The prospects for achieving the Millennium Development Goal on nutrition are predicted to be bleak in the Philippines. These predictions, however, take no ... G Rauniyar 被引量: 12发表: 2009年 Economic impacts of sanitation in...
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...
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
Bangladesh is a densely populated and developing country facing severe water pollution, crisis and security. Even though all population has access to freshwater, water is often contaminated as a result of over-exploitation, rapid urbanization, and pollut
Ascertaining Erosion Potential of Watersheds using Morphometric and Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Processes: A Case Study of Agrani River Watershed, India Article 07 August 2021 Introduction Land and water are two vital resources for all living organism on the earth surface; human beings also required ...