Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07

Based on data from the four minor irrigation censuses conducted by the Ministry of Water Resources between 1986-87 and 2006-07, this paper points out that India's groundwater sector has slowed down since 2000-01, most markedly in eastern India. It examines the reasons for this and also looks into ho...

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Main Authors: Mukherji, Aditi, Rawat, S., Shah, Tushaar
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40287
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description Based on data from the four minor irrigation censuses conducted by the Ministry of Water Resources between 1986-87 and 2006-07, this paper points out that India's groundwater sector has slowed down since 2000-01, most markedly in eastern India. It examines the reasons for this and also looks into how farmers have been responding to lowered groundwater tables. Besides identifying some factors that have not changed since the mid-1980s, it emphasises that there are wide regional variations in the country's groundwater economy and management strategies need to be crafted accordingly.
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spelling CGSpace402872023-09-23T17:44:55Z Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07 Mukherji, Aditi Rawat, S. Shah, Tushaar groundwater irrigation groundwater table irrigated sites wells tube wells water lifting pumps censuses farmers seasonal variation Based on data from the four minor irrigation censuses conducted by the Ministry of Water Resources between 1986-87 and 2006-07, this paper points out that India's groundwater sector has slowed down since 2000-01, most markedly in eastern India. It examines the reasons for this and also looks into how farmers have been responding to lowered groundwater tables. Besides identifying some factors that have not changed since the mid-1980s, it emphasises that there are wide regional variations in the country's groundwater economy and management strategies need to be crafted accordingly. 2013 2014-06-13T14:47:19Z 2014-06-13T14:47:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40287 en Limited Access Mukherji, A.; Rawat, S.; Shah, Tushaar. 2013. Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07. Economic and Political Weekly, 48(26-27, Supplement):115-124.
spellingShingle groundwater irrigation
groundwater table
irrigated sites
wells
tube wells
water lifting
pumps
censuses
farmers
seasonal variation
Mukherji, Aditi
Rawat, S.
Shah, Tushaar
Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07
title Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07
title_full Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07
title_fullStr Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07
title_full_unstemmed Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07
title_short Major insights from India's minor irrigation censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07
title_sort major insights from india s minor irrigation censuses 1986 87 to 2006 07
topic groundwater irrigation
groundwater table
irrigated sites
wells
tube wells
water lifting
pumps
censuses
farmers
seasonal variation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40287
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