An ostrich mentality will only increase our water woes

While India’s groundwater extraction is a serious cause for worry and has been in focus for years now, nothing much has been done to redress the situation since it’s a politically and electorally sensitive issue. A draft Groundwater Bill, 2017, proposed a new regulatory framework that recognised the fundamental right to water, the need for decentralised control and protection of aquifers, and sought to give control to local users. But the legislation was not passed

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