A cap on ground water usage and a tax to discourage its indiscriminate use for irrigation may be on the cards as the government looks to preserve the resource that is depleting at an alarming rate.
Sweeping changes are likely to be proposed in the new groundwater bill and water framework law being worked out by the Planning Commission for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, beginning next financ
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-talks-groundwater-cap-finally
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economic-times-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
