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Water table behaviour in Punjab: issues and policy options

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Punjab faces a sever problem of declining water tables by as much as 10 – 15m in most parts. The paper focuses on groundwater behavior in various parts (Blocks) of the Punjab in categories of low to high rainfall regions, saline to sweet groundwater zones, scanty to extensive canal water supply areas, the uplands to riverbeds and the cropping pattern in terms of low to high water intensive crops. Any changes in these parameters will affect the recharge and withdrawal of groundwater. In was found that as the area under rice cultivation increased, there was a corresponding decline in ground water recharge. It is often advocated that pricing policy for wheat and rice (Minimum Support Price (MSP) and its effectiveness) and free electricity supply are responsible for the critical ground water situation in Punjab. The paper tires to examine this and look at policy measures needed to address the situation.Length: pp.331-357

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  • Singh, K., 2008. "Water table behaviour in Punjab: issues and policy options," Conference Papers h042912, International Water Management Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:iwt:conppr:h042912
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    1. Singh, Karam, 2011. "Groundwater Depletion in Punjab: Measurement and Countering Strategies," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 66(4), pages 1-17.
    2. Singh, Karam & Singh, Sukhpal & Kingra, H.S., 2009. "Agrarian Crisis and Depeasantisation in Punjab: Status of Small/Marginal Farmers Who Left Agriculture," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 64(4), pages 1-19.
    3. H. M. Vinaya Kumar & N. B. Chauhan & D. D. Patel & J. B. Patel, 2019. "Predictive factors to avoid farming as a livelihood," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 8(1), pages 1-18, December.

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