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Needed: A million Recharge Wells

Clean catchments such as rooftops, roads and storm drains could be used to harvest a substantial volume of the city's rainfall.

Bengaluru’s well diggers have shown how traditional water bodies can be revived: Water activitst Vishwanath Srikantaiah

"We must build the governance and institutional capabilities for an integrated urban water management system. The rest will follow."

Farm ponds that dot parched Marathwada may deplete groundwater in the long run

Farm ponds can lead to privatization of water by a few, and when dug on a large scale, these schemes ignore the carrying capacity of the watershed.

Number crunching helps farmers manage water

“They realise that groundwater is a common resource, not private property, and hence requires collective action,”

How Borewell Restoration Is Helping Farmers Repay Their Loans

"In areas where several borewells tap the aquifer, ... we try to convince the whole community to opt for recharge."

The incentive problem behind groundwater overuse in India

Deeper wells do not just hurt the environment but can also increase the cost borne by farmers.