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

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:22:10Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:22:10Z
dc.date	2010-01-29
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:42:33Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:42:33Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100304230610
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2835
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243196
dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ALLOCATION OF WATER
dc.subject	ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	ANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subject	AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subject	AQUIFER
dc.subject	AQUIFER DEPLETION
dc.subject	AQUIFER RECHARGE
dc.subject	AQUIFERS
dc.subject	ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subject	BASINS
dc.subject	BROAD RANGE
dc.subject	CANAL IRRIGATION
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CITY WATER
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COMMON PROPERTY
dc.subject	COMMUNITY ACTION
dc.subject	COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	CONJUNCTIVE USE
dc.subject	CONJUNCTIVE USE OF GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	CONJUNCTIVE USE OF SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTIVE USE
dc.subject	COST OF WATER
dc.subject	CROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DECISION MAKERS
dc.subject	DEEP WELLS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subject	DEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	DOWNSTREAM USERS
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	DUG WELLS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE DEMAND
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE USE
dc.subject	ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ENGINEERING
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EXCESS RUNOFF
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FRESH GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	FRESHWATER
dc.subject	FRESHWATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	GROUND WATER
dc.subject	GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER BODIES
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER DATA
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER DEPLETION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER FOR IRRIGATION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER PUMPING
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER QUALITY
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER RESERVES
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER RESOURCE
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER SOURCES
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER STORAGE
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER USE
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER USERS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	HYDROGEOLOGY
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL MODEL
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL AREAS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL USE
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	INTENSIVE GROUNDWATER USE
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	IRRIGATION CANALS
dc.subject	IRRIGATION PURPOSES
dc.subject	IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	IRRIGATION USE
dc.subject	IRRIGATORS
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LEAKAGE
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK WATERING
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	METAMORPHIC ROCKS
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF WATER
dc.subject	MONSOONAL RAINS
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subject	MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	POLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	PRESSURE
dc.subject	PRIVATE WELLS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC WATER
dc.subject	PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
dc.subject	PUMPING
dc.subject	PUMPS
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINWATER
dc.subject	RAINWATER HARVESTING
dc.subject	RAW WATER
dc.subject	REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subject	REMOTE SENSING
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RESOURCE USE
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RIVER BASIN
dc.subject	RIVERS
dc.subject	RURAL WATER
dc.subject	RURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	SALINE INTRUSION
dc.subject	SALINE WATER
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SECTORAL POLICIES
dc.subject	SECTORAL POLICY
dc.subject	SEDIMENTS
dc.subject	SEEPAGE
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SLUMS
dc.subject	SPRINGS
dc.subject	STORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subject	STREAMFLOW
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE
dc.subject	TIMBER
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	URBAN ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	URBAN WATER
dc.subject	URBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	USE OF WATER
dc.subject	VARIABLE RAINFALL
dc.subject	WATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	WATER CONTROL
dc.subject	WATER DELIVERY
dc.subject	WATER DEMAND
dc.subject	WATER DEMANDS
dc.subject	WATER FLOWS
dc.subject	WATER REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	WATER SAVINGS
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY SCHEME
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subject	WATER TABLE
dc.subject	WATER TABLES
dc.subject	WATER TARIFFS
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WATER USE PATTERNS
dc.subject	WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	WATER UTILITY
dc.subject	WATER WELLS
dc.subject	WATER YIELDS
dc.subject	WELL CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	WELL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	WELL YIELD
dc.subject	WELL YIELDS
dc.subject	WELLS
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.title	Deep Wells and Prudence : Towards Pragmatic Action for Addressing Groundwater Overexploitation in India
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	India