water supplies dependent on it, groundwater is a vital resource for rural areas in India. Reliance of urban and industrial …India is the largest groundwater user in the world, with an estimated usage of around 230 cubic kilometers per year … waste supplies on groundwater is also becoming increasingly significant in India. Through the construction of millions of …

aquifers tend to cause a drop in the groundwater levels above them. The report proposes practical steps by which water …The report looks critically at the water resources and the current and projected future water demands in the Southern … the report is that almost all the significant sources of groundwater in the SGR are 'fossil' or 'non-renewable', meaning …

. Water shortages are most severe in the north of the country, where surface water diversion is excessive and groundwater is … urban areas is having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of water available as inputs into the production and … consumption process, as well as the ability of the water system to absorb and neutralize the waste byproducts deposited into it …

vulnerability of the economy to these shocks. It helps clarify linkages between the country's economic performance and its water … resources endowment and management. It then uses this analysis to recommend both water resource strategies and economic and …-wide effects of water shocks. This report finds that unmitigated hydrological variability currently costs the economy over one …

Executive summary -- Water security -- Profiling water security in the Middle East and North Africa -- The water …

The primary objectives of the World Bank-assisted six-year Nigeria National Water Rehabilitation Project (NWRP) are a … reliable supply of good quality water, and increased revenue for the country's state water agencies. Nearly 250 urban water … systems are being restored to original design capacity. Prior to the start of the project in 1992, many water meters had quit …

problem has increased greatly in recent years with the growing use of tubewells to tap groundwater for water supply and … years. High concentrations detected in groundwater from a number of aquifers across the world, including in South and East … irrigation. The water delivered by these tubewells has been found in many cases to be contaminated with higher than recommended …

problem has increased greatly in recent years with the growing use of tubewells to tap groundwater for water supply and … years. High concentrations detected in groundwater from a number of aquifers across the world, including in South and East … irrigation. The water delivered by these tubewells has been found in many cases to be contaminated with higher than recommended …