Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India
Moga District in Punjab, India, is a microcosm of the twin story of irrigation-induced growth and stress. The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. The groundwater depletion is so...
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International Water Management Institute
2010
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| author | Amarasinghe, Upali A. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Sharma, Bharat R. Eriyagama, Nishadi |
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| description | Moga District in Punjab, India, is a microcosm of the twin story of irrigation-induced growth and stress. The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. The groundwater depletion is so critical that diversifying agriculture is the only way forward for sustainable agricultural growth. Reducing the rice area and intensifying milk production will be a win-win situation for both the farmers and the area reeling with a groundwater crisis. |
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| spelling | CGSpace399242025-11-07T08:46:48Z Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India Amarasinghe, Upali A. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Sharma, Bharat R. Eriyagama, Nishadi groundwater depletion groundwater irrigation water use rice wheat milk production Moga District in Punjab, India, is a microcosm of the twin story of irrigation-induced growth and stress. The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. The groundwater depletion is so critical that diversifying agriculture is the only way forward for sustainable agricultural growth. Reducing the rice area and intensifying milk production will be a win-win situation for both the farmers and the area reeling with a groundwater crisis. 2010 2014-06-13T14:29:42Z 2014-06-13T14:29:42Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39924 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Sharma, Bharat R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi. 2010. Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 26p. (IWMI Research Report 138) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2010.229 |
| spellingShingle | groundwater depletion groundwater irrigation water use rice wheat milk production Amarasinghe, Upali A. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Sharma, Bharat R. Eriyagama, Nishadi Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India |
| title | Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India |
| title_full | Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India |
| title_fullStr | Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India |
| title_short | Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India |
| title_sort | bailout with white revolution or sink deeper groundwater depletion and impacts in the moga district of punjab india |
| topic | groundwater depletion groundwater irrigation water use rice wheat milk production |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39924 |
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