Robust Groundwater Governance: Anchoring India’s Water Security

As per recent data released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, India has a network of 43,228 groundwater level monitoring stations, 712 Jal Shakti Kendras, and 53,264 Atal Jal Water Quality Monitoring Stations.

  • Initiatives such as the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR), Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB), Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), and Mission Amrit Sarovar are showing significant progress in groundwater management.
  • Groundwater is the backbone of India’s irrigation and drinking water supply, meeting most rural, urban and agricultural needs.
  • However, population growth, intensive farming, industrialisation and urbanisation have severely stressed aquifers, making scientifically informed and sustainable groundwater ....
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