Groundwater Pumping Irrigation in Haryana: Issues and Challenges
Ashok Kr Duhan
Copyright :Ashok Kr Duhan , Groundwater Pumping Irrigation in Haryana: Issues and Challenges International Journal of Research in Geography ,2017;3(2):18-21.
This paper finds out the impacts of groundwater pumping irrigation on level of ground water. It has been observed that continuous pumping caused decreasing of groundwater level after Green Revolution. Groundwater has speedily emerged to occupy a paramount role in India's agriculture after green revolution. In Haryana groundwater pumping has become the main means of irrigation and it now accounts for over about 54 percent of the irrigated area in state. Intensive agriculture dominated by paddy- wheat mono-culture has led to overexploitation of groundwater in Haryana. It is leading for a crisis and needs most urgent attention and understanding in India mainly in original Green Revolution states comprising, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana vulnerable to severe water scarcity. As per the latest assessment by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana consume much more groundwater than their rechargeable limit every year, making them vulnerable to severe water shortage. In Punjab and Haryana, the offender is the indiscriminate use of groundwater in agriculture (India water portal organization).The paper is based on both primary and secondary data.