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Sustaining Groundwater: Role of Policy Reforms in Promoting Conservation in India

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Groundwater depletion has become an increasingly important policy concern in many countries around the world, especially in India, which is the largest user of groundwater for irrigation. Groundwater is contended to have ushered Green Revolution in the country. However, a downside to this pattern of development is that it is not sustainable. As in other countries, the stocks of groundwater are rapidly depleting in India. Against this backdrop, it is important to understand what policies can help conserve this vital resource. This study uses data from observation and monitoring wells of the country to identify depletion hot spots and evaluate the impact of two policies—rainwater harvesting mandates and delaying of paddy transplanting time—on water tables. Rainwater harvesting mandates did not have beneficial effects on water tables in the short run and delayed transplanting of paddy resulted in increased use of groundwater

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  • Sekhri, Sheetal, 2013. "Sustaining Groundwater: Role of Policy Reforms in Promoting Conservation in India," India Policy Forum, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 9(1), pages 149-187.
    • Handle: RePEc:nca:ncaerj:v:9:y:2013:i:2013-1:p:149-187
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    1. Srivastavaa, SK & Singha, J & Shirsathb, PB, 2018. "Sustainability of groundwater resources at the subnational level in the context of sustainable development goals," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 31(2).
    2. Meena, Raj Pal & Karnam, Venkatesh & R, Sendhil & Rinki, & Sharma, R.K. & Tripathi, S.C. & Singh, Gyanendra Pratap, 2019. "Identification of water use efficient wheat genotypes with high yield for regions of depleting water resources in India," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 223(C), pages 1-1.
    3. Ghadir Asadi & Mohammad H. Mostafavi-Dehzooei, 2022. "The Role of Learning in Adaptation to Technology: The Case of Groundwater Extraction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-37, June.
    4. Srivastava, S K & Kishore, Avinash & Singh, Jaspal, 2021. "Economic access to groundwater irrigation under alternate energy regimes in Bihar," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 34(Conferenc), October.
    5. Meena, Raj Pal & Karnam, Venkatesh & Tripathi, S.C. & Jha, Ankita & Sharma, R.K. & Singh, G.P., 2019. "Irrigation management strategies in wheat for efficient water use in the regions of depleting water resources," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 214(C), pages 38-46.
    6. Mohd Sayeed Ul Hasan & Mufti Mohammad Saif & Nehal Ahmad & Abhishek Kumar Rai & Mohammad Amir Khan & Ali Aldrees & Wahaj Ahmad Khan & Mustafa K. A. Mohammed & Zaher Mundher Yaseen, 2023. "Spatiotemporal Analysis of Future Trends in Terrestrial Water Storage Anomalies at Different Climatic Zones of India Using GRACE/GRACE-FO," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-24, January.
    7. Sayre, Susan Stratton & Taraz, Vis, 2019. "Groundwater depletion in India: Social losses from costly well deepening," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 85-100.

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    Keywords

    Groundwater Conservation; Sustainable Development;

    JEL classification:

    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining
    • J8 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law

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