Sounding alarm bells against over-extraction of groundwater for irrigation and allied purposes, the Planning Commission has asked the government not to sanction any fresh irrigation projects unless the existing ones were completed.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/plan-panel-raises-groundwater-alarm
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-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/delhi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastewater-recycling-0
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jawaharlal-nehru-national-urban-renewal-mission-jnnurm
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-water-supply