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Groundwater Management in
Gujarat:
Issues in 'Elevating the Game'
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Time, Date
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1430 -
1800 hours; 27th January 2003 |
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Panel
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Apoorva
Oza, PP Patel, R Sakthivadivel, VM Yagnik |
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Coordinator
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M Dinesh
Kumar |
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Contact
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d.kumar@cgiar.org |
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- Groundwater depletion has emerged as one of
the most formidable consequences of agricultural development
in the West Indian state of Gujarat over the last five decades.
Compared to eastern region of South Asia, western India is
less well-endowed with water. Besides, Gujarat faces a serious
imbalance in its ground and surface water resources; 3/4th
of Gujarat's irrigation occurs through wells and tube-wells;
and the last two decades have witnessed wide-spread over-exploitation
of groundwater with great economic and socio-ecological fall
out. Gujarati farmers have proved highly inventive in creating
robust economic institutions for wealth creation; for example,
the state is widely regarded as the heart-land of India's
co-operative movement; similarly, the first groundwater markets
in South Asia probably emerged in Gujarat as far back as in
1920. However, a critical issue facing the state now is: will
the Gujarati people be as inventive in dealing with the challenge
of restoring the region's aquatic equilibrium as they have
been in devising economic institutions for wealth creation?
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Author(s) / Speaker(s)
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PPT
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Topic
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| M
Dinesh Kumar |
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Introduction
to the Theme |
| R.
C. Jain |
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Supply-based
options for Groundwater Management in Different Geo-hydrological
Environments in Gujarat |
| R. Sakthivadivel |
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Efficacy of
Well Recharging in Hard Rock Areas: Case of Kadvanthali Village
in Saurashtra |
| Vilind R. Parikh
and A S Patel |
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Development
of Parameters for Determining Efficacy of Seawater Intrusion Preventive
Structures in Coastal Saurashtra |
| G. S. Sastri,
Y. V. R. Reddy and H. P. Singh |
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Watershed Based
Land Management Treatments for Augmenting and Sustaining Water
Resources in Different Semi-Arid Regions of India. |
| P.P. Patel |
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Can SSP Save
the Threatened Aquifers of North Gujarat and Saurashtra: A Scientific
Enquiry |
| Mudrakarta
Srinivas |
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Closing the
Demand-Supply Gap through Rainwater Harvesting |
| Vipul Patel |
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Yield and Water
Productivity Impacts of Pressurized Irrigation Systems in Banaskantha,
North Gujarat |
| M. Dinesh Kumar |
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Distinction
between Efficiency and Sustainability: Implications of Water Saving
Technology for Groundwater Management in Gujarat |
| M. Dinesh Kumar |
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Roof-Water
Harvesting in India - Who is the Gainer and Who is the Looser |
| NJ Srimali
and A. S. Patel |
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Evaluation
of Irrigation cum Artificial Recharge Structures in Machhan River
Basin |
| Rajnarayan
Indu |
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Groundwater
Degradation and Human Health: The Rise of Reverse Osmosis Plants
in North Gujarat's Cottage Sector |
| Panel Discussion |
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Future Areas
of Research |
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