Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India

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dc.creatorPavelic, Paul
dc.creatorSikka, Alok
dc.creatorAlam, Mohammad Faiz
dc.creatorSharma, Bharat R.
dc.creatorMuthuwatta, Lal P.
dc.creatorEriyagama, Nishadi
dc.creatorVillholth, Karen G.
dc.creatorShalsi, S.
dc.creatorMishra, V. K.
dc.creatorJha, S. K.
dc.creatorVerma, C.L.
dc.creatorSharma, N.
dc.creatorReddy, V.R.
dc.creatorRout, S.K.
dc.creatorKant, L.
dc.creatorGovindan, M.
dc.creatorGangopadhyay, P.
dc.creatorBrindha, K.
dc.creatorChinnasamy, P.
dc.creatorSmakhtin, V.
dc.date2021
dc.date2021-01-12T11:50:46Z
dc.date2021-01-12T11:50:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:32:11Z
dc.descriptionPragmatic, cost-effective, socially inclusive and scalable solutions that reduce risks from recurrent cycles of floods and droughts would greatly benefit emerging economies. One promising approach known as Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) involves recharging depleted aquifers with seasonal high flows to provide additional groundwater for irrigated agriculture during dry periods, while also mitigating floods. It has been identified that there is potential for implementing the UTFI approach across large parts of South Asia. The first pilot-scale implementation of UTFI was carried out in a rural community of the Indo-Gangetic Plain in India, and performance of the approach was assessed over three years from a technical, environmental, socioeconomic and institutional perspective. The results are promising and show that UTFI has the potential to enhance groundwater storage and control flooding, if replicated across larger scales. The challenges and opportunities for more wide-scale implementation of UTFI are identified and discussed in this report. In areas with high potential for implementation, policy makers should consider UTFI as an option when making decisions associated with relevant water-related development challenges.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158741
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcePavelic, Paul; Sikka, Alok; Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Sharma, Bharat R.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Villholth, Karen G.; Shalsi, S.; Mishra, V. K.; Jha, S. K.; Verma, C. L.; Sharma, N.; Reddy, V. R.; Rout, S. K.; Kant, L.; Govindan, M.; Gangopadhyay, P.; Brindha, K.; Chinnasamy, P.; Smakhtin, V. 2021. Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 20p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 04) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.200]
dc.subjectgroundwater management
dc.subjectgroundwater recharge
dc.subjectaquifers
dc.subjectfloodwater
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectgroundwater depletion
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectsustainable use
dc.subjectgroundwater flow
dc.subjecttransfer of waters
dc.subjectflood control
dc.subjectgroundwater table
dc.subjectwater storage
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectpumping
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectpilot projects
dc.subjectassessment
dc.subjectrisk management
dc.subjectcost benefit analysis
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.subjectcommunity involvement
dc.subjectsocioeconomic aspects
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectponds
dc.subjectwells
dc.subjectmonsoons
dc.subjectrain
dc.subjectdrought
dc.titleUtilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India
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