The Atal Bhujal Yojana is a step in the right direction for groundwater mapping and management and its effective conservation. Explain (200 Words)
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· In India, out of available water resources of 1,123 billion cubic meter (bcm), 433 bcm comes from groundwater and the remaining from surface water.
· Groundwater is the main source of domestic water supply for both rural and urban areas as more than 80 per cent of supply is sourced through it, making the country the largest user of groundwater in the world.
· The agriculture sector uses 89 per cent of the groundwater for irrigation while 11 percent is used by the domestic and industrial sectors.
· Groundwater also plays a significant role in regulating the economy of our cities. According to a study by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), as much as a third of the GDP of cities like Lucknow is directly dependent on groundwater.
· By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply, implying severe water scarcity for hundreds of millions of people and an eventual about 6 per cent loss in the country’s GDP.
· According to a report by NITI Aayog, if methods for water conservation in India were not adopted, around 20 cities including Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad would run out of groundwater in the next few years.
· Thus, rainwater harvesting and artificial groundwater recharge need to be adopted in a mission mode, across the country.
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