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Challenges and issues of groundwater management in India


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1 Inter Public Group, Mediabrands, Mumbai 400 072, India, India
2 PG College of Agriculture, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur 848 125, India, India
3 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur 848 125, India, India
4 ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India, India
 

This study reviews groundwater status and management based on the existing literature regarding its resource endowment, hydrogeology, challenges and issues of management and policy suggestions for India. Efficient management requires decoupling groundwater rights from land-ownership rights, changes in electricity pricing and metering, aquifer-based plans for storage and replenishment, and empowerment of participatory irrigation management for local manage­ment. Issues of water–food–energy nexus, climate change, carbon foot­print of groundwater extraction and virtual water trade are also important for ensuring sustainable manage­ment of groundwater resources
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Authors

Vagish Vandana Pandey
Inter Public Group, Mediabrands, Mumbai 400 072, India, India
K. M. Singh
PG College of Agriculture, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur 848 125, India, India
Nasim Ahmad
Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur 848 125, India, India
S. K. Srivastava
ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India, India

Abstract


This study reviews groundwater status and management based on the existing literature regarding its resource endowment, hydrogeology, challenges and issues of management and policy suggestions for India. Efficient management requires decoupling groundwater rights from land-ownership rights, changes in electricity pricing and metering, aquifer-based plans for storage and replenishment, and empowerment of participatory irrigation management for local manage­ment. Issues of water–food–energy nexus, climate change, carbon foot­print of groundwater extraction and virtual water trade are also important for ensuring sustainable manage­ment of groundwater resources

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv123%2Fi7%2F856-864