supply and treatment services. Further steps need to be taken to halt excessive groundwater abstractions, including through …

contamination in these aquifers, a comprehensive groundwater protection and control system must be designed and established. It has … recentlybeen proposed that Hydrogeologic Reserve Zones (HRZ) can be established as a tool for the groundwater management in these …

The Expert Group constituted by the Planning commission to examine issues related to groundwater management and … addressing the issue of groundwater depletion. A quick review of the Report. …

This paper reviews policy-related issues discussed in recent conferences that will affect groundwater development and … management efforts in South Asia. Emphasis is given to policy issues surrounding emerging groundwater depletion and quality … concerns, and issues concerning the equitable development of groundwater for poverty alleviation. The paper outlines the range …

several water policy themes and issues such as ‘bulk water entitlements’, ‘groundwater management’ and ‘user conflicts’; to …