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    India accounts for nearly one-fourth of global groundwater extraction, more than China and the US combined. Groundwater depletion in India is caused by high levels of extraction for irrigation, fueled by electricity subsidies that encourage inefficient usage. As a result, India's groundwater levels are falling by an estimated 91cm per year, putting the country at severe risk of drought and making it most affected by groundwater depletion globally. 21 Indian cities are projected to run out of groundwater by 2020 if usage is not curbed.

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    India accounts for nearly one-fourth of global groundwater extraction, more than China and the US combined. Groundwater depletion in India is caused by high levels of extraction for irrigation, fueled by electricity subsidies that encourage inefficient usage. As a result, India's groundwater levels are falling by an estimated 91cm per year, putting the country at severe risk of drought and making it most affected by groundwater depletion globally. 21 Indian cities are projected to run out of groundwater by 2020 if usage is not curbed.

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    India accounts for nearly one-fourth of global groundwater extraction, more than China and the US combined. Groundwater depletion in India is caused by high levels of extraction for irrigation, fueled by electricity subsidies that encourage inefficient usage. As a result, India's groundwater levels are falling by an estimated 91cm per year, putting the country at severe risk of drought and making it most affected by groundwater depletion globally. 21 Indian cities are projected to run out of groundwater by 2020 if usage is not curbed.

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    India accounts for nearly one-fourth of global groundwater extraction, more than China and the US combined. Groundwater depletion in India is caused by high levels of extraction for irrigation, fueled by electricity subsidies that encourage inefficient usage. As a result, India's groundwater levels are falling by an estimated 91cm per year, putting the country at severe risk of drought and making it most affected by groundwater depletion globally. 21 Indian cities are projected to run out of groundwater by 2020 if usage is not curbed.

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    Ground Water

    Depletion In India
    A case study
    What is Groundwater depletion???
    Depletion of water available unerground due to pumping
    of water for different purposes.
    Groundwater Depletion in the
    A brief overview
    world
    Ground water depletion in india
    India accounts for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally, more than that of China and the US
    combined thus using the largest amount of groundwater 24 per cent of the global total, according to a new report

    The report by WaterAid, a non-profit organisation, titled "Beneath the Surface: The State of the World's Water 2019", said
    India accounted for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally, more than that of China and the US
    combined.

    India is the third largest exporter of groundwater 12 per cent of the global total
    Causes
    With 230 billion metre cube of groundwater drawn out each year for irrigating agriculture lands
    in India, many parts of the country are experiencing rapid depletion of groundwater.

    Subsidies on electricity are thought to play a central role in the Indian groundwater crisis. The
    vast majority of groundwater pumps are unmetered, and if charged, are billed at a flat,
    non-volumetric, and highly subsidized tariff . This flat rate is responsible, at least in part, for
    inefficient usage and excessive withdrawal of groundwater.

    MNC such as pepsi also consume lot of ground water.

    Usage has increased by 500% in last 50 years.


    Estimated 91cm ground water depletion per year.
    Effects
    India ranks no1 in ground water depletion
    Gisser and Sanchez (1980), suggests that while groundwater levels may be falling faster than
    optimal, the resulting welfare losses are negligible. This result has been termed the ‘Gisser-Sanchez
    effect’
    Increased groundwater irrigation has allowed for higher and more consistent crop yields, which in turn
    has improved food security and reduced poverty

    Risk of drought increases.

    21 Indian cities, including Delhi, will run out of groundwater by 2020, affecting
    100 million people.
    Solution

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