Seeking calm water: exploring policy options for India's water future

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dc.creatorAmarasinghe, Upali A.
dc.creatorShah, Tushaar
dc.creatorMcCornick, Peter G.
dc.date2008
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:12Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:12Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:31:30Z
dc.descriptionThis paper seeks to identify some promising policy options which could be part of a strategic and holistic effort to address India's future water challenges. Significant increases in agricultural water productivity would be a major factor in reducing the need for developing new water sources. Crop diversification, appropriately targeted to account for the present agricultural systems and available water resources, will increase productivity. Furthermore, much more emphasis needs to be placed on effective management of the groundwater resources through renewed efforts to enhance artificial recharge and conservation. Also, efforts should be revived to improve the existing surface irrigation systems. In particular, systems could be reconfigured to provide a more reliable water supply and allow effective community level management, where appropriate. Finally, while some of the increasing demands from domestic and industrial users will be met by the development of groundwater and reallocation of water from the agricultural sector, this will not be sufficient. Given that such conditions are emerging in states with high economic growth and relatively water scarce basins, this will require the further development of water resources. In some cases, these conditions along with the demand for reliable water for high value crops, will be part of the justification for inter-basin transfers.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40686
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158421
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceAmarasinghe, Upali A.; Shah, Tushaar; McCornick, Peter G. 2008. Seeking calm water: exploring policy options for India's water future. Natural Resources Forum, 32:305-315.
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectartificial recharge
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectwater productivity
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjectcereals
dc.titleSeeking calm water: exploring policy options for India's water future
dc.typeJournal Article

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