This paper reviews the drivers and consequences of India’s groundwater crisis. Groundwater is fundamental to the nation’s water security and the degradation of this resource is a threat to economic and social development. Prominent drivers of over-extraction include: inefficient usage, energy subsidies in agriculture, pollution, and population growth. The public good characteristics of aquifers compel strong government regulation, but this is proving difficult to achieve in India.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/india%E2%80%99s-groundwater-crisis
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/paul-wyrwoll
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/global-water-forum
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality