Deep Wells and Prudence : Towards Pragmatic Action for Addressing Groundwater Overexploitation in India

India is the largest groundwater user in the world, with an estimated usage of around 230 cubic kilometers per year, more than a quarter of the global total. With more than 60 percent of irrigated agriculture and 85 percent of drinking water suppli...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Environmental Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION OF WATER ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ANNUAL RAINFALL AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AQUIFER AQUIFER DEPLETION AQUIFER RECHARGE AQUIFERS ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL BASINS BROAD RANGE CANAL IRRIGATION CAPACITY BUILDING CITY WATER CLIMATE CHANGE COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CONJUNCTIVE USE CONJUNCTIVE USE OF GROUNDWATER CONJUNCTIVE USE OF SURFACE WATER CONSTRUCTION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTIVE USE COST OF WATER CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROP PRODUCTION DEBT DECISION MAKERS DEEP WELLS DEMAND FOR WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DOMESTIC WATER DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLIES DOWNSTREAM USERS DRINKING WATER DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES DRINKING WATER SUPPLY DROUGHT DUG WELLS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS ECONOMIC VALUE EFFECTIVE DEMAND EFFECTIVE USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTS EXCESS RUNOFF FARMS FISHERIES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FRESH GROUNDWATER FRESHWATER FRESHWATER SUPPLY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROUND WATER GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION GROUNDWATER BODIES GROUNDWATER DATA GROUNDWATER DEPLETION GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION GROUNDWATER FOR IRRIGATION GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER PUMPING GROUNDWATER QUALITY GROUNDWATER RECHARGE GROUNDWATER RESERVES GROUNDWATER RESOURCE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER SOURCES GROUNDWATER STORAGE GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS GROUNDWATER USE GROUNDWATER USERS HOUSEHOLDS HYDROGEOLOGY HYDROLOGICAL MODEL INDUSTRIAL AREAS INDUSTRIAL USE INDUSTRIAL WATER INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY INTENSIVE GROUNDWATER USE IRRIGATION IRRIGATION CANALS IRRIGATION PURPOSES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY IRRIGATION USE IRRIGATORS LAND USE LEAKAGE LIVESTOCK WATERING MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER METAMORPHIC ROCKS MINISTRY OF WATER MONSOONAL RAINS MUNICIPAL WATER MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITIES POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POPULATION DENSITY POWER CONSUMPTION PRESSURE PRIVATE WELLS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC WATER PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS PUMPING PUMPS RAIN RAINWATER RAINWATER HARVESTING RAW WATER REGIONAL GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AGENCIES REMOTE SENSING RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE USE RISK MANAGEMENT RIVER BASIN RIVERS RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SAFE DRINKING WATER SALINE INTRUSION SALINE WATER SANITATION SECTORAL POLICIES SECTORAL POLICY SEDIMENTS SEEPAGE SERVICE DELIVERY SLUMS SPRINGS STORAGE CAPACITY STREAMFLOW SURFACE WATER SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE TIMBER TRANSACTION COSTS URBAN ENVIRONMENT URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY USE OF WATER VARIABLE RAINFALL WATER AVAILABILITY WATER CONTROL WATER DELIVERY WATER DEMAND WATER DEMANDS WATER FLOWS WATER REQUIREMENTS WATER SAVINGS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SCHEME WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER TABLE WATER TABLES WATER TARIFFS WATER USE WATER USE PATTERNS WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WATER WELLS WATER YIELDS WELL CONSTRUCTION WELL DEVELOPMENT WELL YIELD WELL YIELDS WELLS WETLANDS
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Summary:	India is the largest groundwater user in the world, with an estimated usage of around 230 cubic kilometers per year, more than a quarter of the global total. With more than 60 percent of irrigated agriculture and 85 percent of drinking water supplies dependent on it, groundwater is a vital resource for rural areas in India. Reliance of urban and industrial waste supplies on groundwater is also becoming increasingly significant in India. Through the construction of millions of private wells, there has been a phenomenal growth in the exploitation of groundwater in the last five decades. The potential social and economic consequences of continued weak or nonexistent groundwater management are serious, as aquifer depletion is concentrated in many of the most populated and economically productive areas. The implications are disturbing for attainment of the millennium development goals, for sustaining economic growth and local livelihoods, and for environmental and fiscal sustainability. The consequences will be most severe for the poor. Furthermore, climate change will put additional stress on groundwater resources; while at the same time will have an unpredictable impact on groundwater recharge and availability.

Deep Wells and Prudence : Towards Pragmatic Action for Addressing Groundwater Overexploitation in India

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