Hydrology: Current Research

HOD & Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India Ex-Director Groundwater Department, UP, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Over Dependency on Groundwater in India: Issues and Insights
  Author(s): Pratik Ranjan Chaurasia* and R.S.Sinha
  
  Background: India witnessed a sharp decline in rainfall during the decades of 1991-2000 and 2001-2010. But rainfall started improving during the decade 2011-2020 and by the year 2020, the annual rainfall of the country almost became equal to the long period average annual rainfall. Although overall rainfall improved, yet, the present analysis shows that in general, the states in northwest and central India, like Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are facing a remarkable downward trend in seasonal (monsoonal) and annual rainfalls both. The states of the western region of the country, like Rajasthan and Gujrat, are witnessing an upward trend in both seasonal (monsoonal) and annual rainfalls. States of southern India are not much affected. The present analysis also shows that despite no significant change in the net annual groundwater recharge and annual ground.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421.2157-7587.2022.13.424

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