Bailout with White Revolution or Sink Deeper? Groundwater Depletion and Impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India

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dc.contributor.authorAmarasinghe, Upali A.
dc.contributor.authorSmakhtin, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Bharat R.
dc.contributor.authorEriyagama, Nishadi
dc.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
dc.coverage.regionMiddle East & South Asiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-19T17:24:41Z
dc.date.available2013-08-19T17:24:41Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstract"Moga District in Punjab, India, is a microcosm of the twin story of irrigation-induced growth and stress. The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. The groundwater depletion is so critical that diversifying agriculture is the only way forward for sustainable agricultural growth. Reducing the rice area and intensifying milk production will be a win-win situation for both the farmers and the area reeling with a groundwater crisis."en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10535/9070
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisher.workingpaperseriesInternational Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIWMI Research Report, no. 138en_US
dc.subjectgroundwateren_US
dc.subjectdepletionen_US
dc.subject.sectorWater Resource & Irrigationen_US
dc.titleBailout with White Revolution or Sink Deeper? Groundwater Depletion and Impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, Indiaen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
dc.type.methodologyCase Studyen_US

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