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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Jal Shakti ministry’s groundwater guideline shuns opportunity to address overall crisis -KAS Mani

Jal Shakti ministry’s groundwater guideline shuns opportunity to address overall crisis -KAS Mani

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published Published on Sep 30, 2020   modified Modified on Oct 1, 2020

-Down to Earth

Complex groundwater systems cannot be controlled or predicted, but need to be better managed and made more efficient

The Central Ground Water Authority’s (GGWA) latest guideline — banning the grant of no-objection certificates (NoC) for extracting groundwater to all new industries coming up in ‘over-exploited’ areas — is yet another duplication of previous failed policy regulations.

By implication, the new regulatory policy is not pretentious about looking at the problem in totality while targeting a small, insignificant section of the overall groundwater users (existing industries, proposed industries, urban housing societies and mining projects).

According to the guideline, dated September 24, 2020, NoCs in ‘over-exploited’ areas will only be granted to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

‘Over-exploited’ areas as those where the groundwater development is more than 100 per cent, that is, the annual groundwater consumption is more than its recharge, according to the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). These areas call for intensive monitoring and evaluation for water conservation measures.

Having lost a golden opportunity, one wonders what the overall gain or loss is, and who would be the ultimate beneficiary. Overall, the regulation reflects evidence of little knowledge about the water crisis and the externalities leading to increased groundwater dependence.  

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Down to Earth, 30 September, 2020, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/mining/jal-shakti-ministry-s-groundwater-guideline-shuns-opportunity-to-address-overall-crisis-73604


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