Variability in Groundwater Level
Published: Mar 31, 2017
Photo: GNA
Usage of sprinkler system for irrigation at village Bhu, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, reduces groundwater wastage.
Abstract: Groundwater is the largest freshwater storage, but its high abstraction rate for fulfilling the demands of ever increasing population, industrial and agricultural sectors has been leading to its significant depletion.
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