Misallocation of groundwater resources and its management through UDA
Yukti Sharma
Research Fellow at MRC
Key Highlights
- Groundwater governing authorities and policies
- CGWB assessment of the GW
- Disintegrated use of GW
- Misallocation of groundwater in agriculture in India
- Digital interventions in GW Management and UDA
With a fourth of the global withdrawal, India is the greatest groundwater user. About 48% of the water used in Indian cities comes from groundwater. In India, there are more than 4,400 statutory towns and cities, and there are already 40 Cr people living there. By 2050, that number could rise to 70 Crores.
“By 2050, an estimated 3.1 billion people may experience seasonal water shortages and nearly a billion may experience perennial water shortages as a result of uncontrolled groundwater use and growing population”.
Even though there has been good infrastructural development, there will still be problems with water and food security, which will increase poverty in the cities.
Despite the resource’s high value, 29% of groundwater blocks are overused, critical, or semi-critical, and the situation is getting worse quickly (2004 nationwide assessment.) Aquifers are also running dry in the most densely populated and economically prosperous regions. Groundwater resources will be severely strained by climate change.
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Yukti Sharma
Research Fellow at MRC
Ms. Yukti Sharma, who worked as a Fellow at MRC, is a consistent and opportunist individual who did her Bachelors in Environmental Engineering from Delhi Technological University. She is currently pursuing MTech in Water Resource Engineering and Management. A keen learner and an excellent observer, she likes to be on the brighter side of things. She joined MRC to expand her learning to a higher, unmatchable level, with the support and knowledge of professional guides. She has done research on the Evaluation of a Bio-signal ring in the reduction of air pollution levels during her bachelor’s. She has two papers published in different international journals, one of which is Crimson Publications (RDMS). She is looking forward to working for the environment with the existing governance as well as defining new meanings to the governance itself to act suitably on what is necessary.