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A UN report warns of “water bankruptcy,” where withdrawals exceed natural recharge. India, with 17% of the global population but 4% of freshwater, faces rising stress. Climate change and governance failures worsen crises like Bengaluru’s. Solutions include integrated water management, sponge cities, efficient irrigation, and revived harvesting systems.
Click to View MoreGroundwater crisis, driven by over-extraction, pollution, and weak governance, threatens food and water security. While Atal Bhujal Yojana and NAQUIM signal a demand-side shift, long-term sustainability needs integrated governance, tech adoption, and rationalised farm-energy subsidies, as urged by the Mihir Shah Committee.
Click to View MoreIndia, the world’s largest groundwater user, faces a deepening crisis due to unchecked extraction, weak regulation, and distorted subsidies. Despite CGWA and Atal Bhujal Yojana, depletion persists. Sustainable solutions need demand-side management, stronger laws, and community-led, decentralised groundwater governance.
Click to View MoreUnchecked groundwater extraction is sinking major cities, weakening infrastructure and heightening flood and saltwater risks. India must urgently regulate borewells, enforce rainwater harvesting, and adopt integrated, science-based water governance with community participation to safeguard urban stability and secure its most vital resource—groundwater.
Click to View MoreThe Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) reported that nearly 20% of groundwater samples exceeded permissible pollutant limits, increasing chronic disease risks. Key contaminants include nitrates (over half of districts), fluoride (over 9% of samples), arsenic, and uranium, found in various regions like Punjab, Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, along with other heavy metals.
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