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Groundwater Irrigation in Punjab: Some Issues and a Way Forward

In: Economic Transformation of a Developing Economy

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  • Rita Pandey

    (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy)

Abstract

This chapter examines the state of groundwater balance in Punjab and suggests strategies to make it sustainable. The author notes that the net irrigated area is predominantly under tube well irrigation, that is, 71 %. Therefore, the pressure on groundwater for fulfilling irrigation needs in Punjab is very high. The groundwater table is receding at a rapid rate. Out of 137 developmental blocks, 112 are overexploited so far as groundwater is concerned. These blocks belong to the central part of Punjab. The author notes two significant factors that have determined the overexploitation of groundwater: one, the scarcity of surface water, especially canal water for irrigation and two, groundwater has advantage in terms of control over the timing and amount of water. The welfare implications in terms of rising costs of lifting water from the aquifer and falling water table are having negative effects on agricultural production.

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  • Rita Pandey, 2016. "Groundwater Irrigation in Punjab: Some Issues and a Way Forward," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Lakhwinder Singh & Nirvikar Singh (ed.), Economic Transformation of a Developing Economy, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 97-117, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-10-0197-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0197-0_5
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    1. Vatta, Kamal & Bhogal, Shruti & Green, Adam S & Petrie, Cameron A & Sharma, Heena & Dixit, Sandeep, 2022. "Groundwater use and sustainability in Punjab agriculture: insights from a field survey," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 35(1), June.
    2. Prashant Kumar & Praveen Kumar Thakur & Baban K. S. Bansod & Sanjit K. Debnath, 2018. "Groundwater: a regional resource and a regional governance," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 1133-1151, June.
    3. Kramer, B. & Ceballos, F., 2018. "Enhancing adaptive capacity through climate-smart insurance: Theory and evidence from India," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 275926, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Ihsan Ullah & Nawab Khan & Yonghong Dai & Amir Hamza, 2023. "Does Solar-Powered Irrigation System Usage Increase the Technical Efficiency of Crop Production? New Insights from Rural Areas," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-16, September.

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