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&lt;br /&gt;
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-The Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Punjab has been exporting its underground water (to the rest of India) in the form of rice. This strong statement has come from one of Punjab's respected economists R S Ghuman in his study titled 'Water Use Scenario in Punjab beyond the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal'.

The study was published in 'Economic & Political Weekly' journal in its January edition and some of its observations are crucial at a time when Punjab and Haryana are eyeball-to-eyeball over the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.

Ghuman, professor at CRRID, who was earlier heading the economics department of Punjabi University, has pointed out that there is need to address the problem of excessive irrigation for paddy, lesser rainfall and canal water coupled with growing number of tubewells and its result in depleting water table in the state.

Ghuman told TOI, "On the SYL canal, there is need for review of the water supplies of the Beas and Ravi calculated to be 17.17 million acre feet (MAF) as part of the agreement in 1981. The situation in Punjab has changed drastically since then."

"A serious review, taking into account the current availability of the quantity of water, is of utmost importance. The optimum use of water, especially for paddy irrigation, can save substantial amount of water, thus, reducing the intensity of conflicts over river water sharing. The two states need to give increased attention to sustainable use of water, along with asserting their claims over the river waters," said Ghuman, who is former vice-president of Indian Society of Labour Economics.

"There is also an urgent need to have a strong policy intervention to reduce the area under paddy or find less water consuming varieties of paddy. Micro irrigation, direct sowing and sowing on raised beds need to be promoted in a big way. Rainwater harvesting, conservation of water and sustainably-informed use of water are necessary routes to save Punjab and Haryana from turning into a desert," added Ghuman.

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