Utkarsh Bhargava, Consultant at Avalon Consulting, shared his views on From Solutions to Challenges: How Government Policies Fuelled India’s Groundwater Crisis and The Path Forward, published in EverythingAboutWater Magazine.
He highlighted how Green Revolution policies led to a loss of agricultural biodiversity, while government incentives for year-round cultivation of water-intensive crops and easy groundwater extraction have severely depleted the country’s reserves. He emphasized the urgent need for policy intervention and sustainable water management to address this growing crisis.
Read here – https://www.eawater.com/emagazine-2024/january-2025-edition/
