Every Drop Counts Water Conservation & Management Initiatives in sugar Industry

摘要

India's groundwater tables are plunging at an alarming rate with reserves in some states dwindling to critical levels, according to a report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) - the apex body under the Ministry of Water Resources. Weak monsoons due to climate change have further eroded India's groundwater reserves. "Groundwater mainly depends on rainfall for recharge, so deficient rains mean less groundwater availability. A failed monsoon leads farmers to draw deeper from groundwater to irrigate their crops, which push water tables down further. India is the largest groundwater user in the world, according to the World Bank - using nearly a quarter of the global total.