This latest study based on NASA satellite data says that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as one foot per year over the past decade and the loss is almost entirely due to human activity. Shows that more than 26 cubic miles of groundwater disappeared from aquifers in areas of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi, between 2002 and 2008.
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/india_water.html [2]
See Also:
Report: Opportunities to increase water productivity in agriculture with special reference to Africa and South Asia www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/275338 [3]
Report: Rainfed agriculture: unlocking the potential
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/266776 [4]
Report: National water mission under national action plan on climate change
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/266614 [5]
Report: 3rd world water development report www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/268841 [6]
Report: Integrated solutions to the water, agriculture and climate crises
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/271389 [7]
Report: Rajasthan state water policy (draft), 2008
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/272114 [8]
Feature: India must focus on rainfed farming
www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/39882 [9]
Opinion: It
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/nasa-satellites-unlock-secret-northern-indias-vanishing-water
[2] http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/india_water.html
[3] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/275338
[4] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/266776
[5] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/266614
[6] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/268841
[7] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/271389
[8] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/272114
[9] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/39882
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gretchen-cook-anderson
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/nasa
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nasa