Groundwater Management In India: Physical, Institutional And Policy Alternatives

Groundwater is becoming an increasingly popular resource because of the relative ease and flexibility with which it can be tapped. While developing groundwater resource promises to help alleviate poverty in many areas, the most formidable challenges is its sustainable use and management in regions where it is under threat. The central focus of this book is groundwater management in India: the economies that groundwater generates the socio-economic impact of its intensive use, and the physical, institutional and policy options for its management. The book provides a fresh analysis of the socio-econology of groundwater, based on a synthesis of macro and micro level data on the hydrological, social, economic and institutional parameters. The region of North Gujarat has been specifically studied to document the uncontrolled use of groundwater and the ill effects of such exploitation.
About Author :
M. Dinesh Kumar is a researcher at the South Asia Regional Programme of the International Water Management Institute, India. He is also currently pursuing his second doctoral degree in hydrology and quantitative water management from the Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Previously, Dr. Kumar was the Programme Coordinator with the Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction, Ahmedabad, and Research Consultant at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. He was also the Senior Consultant at the India Natural Resources Economics and Management (INREM) Foundation. Dinesh Kumar has published extensively in national and international journals. O.P. Singh is a researcher at the South Asia Regional Programme of the International Water Management Institute, India. He has over tey years of experience in research on water management in India and has published several articles in national and international journals.
Contents :
List of Tables List of Figures Abbreviations Acknolwedgements Preface Introduction Groundwater Socio-ecology of India: A Strategic Analysis Groundwater Issues in North Gujarat Assessing the Economic Value of Groundwater: Illustrations from North Gujarat Water Intensity of Milk Production in North Gujarat Drip Irrigation for Alfalfa in India Sustaining Farm Economy with Less Intensive Use of Groundwater:Analysis from Banaskantha District When do Farmers Adopt Water-saving Technologies? Investigations from North Gujarat Is Power Pricing a Viable Option for Managing Groundwater Demand in India? Towards Evolving Institutional Arrangements for Managing Groundwater Summary and Conclusion