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1 Janakarajan, S. 2002. Wells and illfare: an overview of groundwater use and abuse in Tamil Nadu, South India. IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program Annual Partners' Meet, 2002. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program. 39p.
Groundwater irrigation ; Wells ; Private ownership ; Farmers ; Water use ; Water table ; Water market ; Conflict ; River basins ; Groundwater extraction ; Pumping / India / Tamil Nadu / Noyyal Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 JAN Record No: H029659)
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2 Falkenmark, M.; Molden, David. 2008. Wake up to realities of river basin closure. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 24(2): 201–215.
River basin management ; Water stress ; Water shortage ; Water demand ; Water transfer ; Water allocation ; Water conservation / USA / Europe / China / India / Pakistan / Mexico / Jordan / Australia / Colorado River / Aral Sea / Yellow River / Krishna River / Bhavani River / Cauvery / Noyyal Basin / Lerma-Chapala Basin / Lower Jordan River Basin / Murray Darling
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G000 FAL, PER Record No: H040938)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07900620701723570
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040938.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040938.pdf
As societies develop, river basin water resources are increasingly controlled, diverted and consumed for agricultural, domestic and industrial purposes, hence reducing the ability to meet the growing demands from various sectors and interests. Basins are closed when additional water commitments for domestic, industrial, agricultural or environmental uses cannot be met during all or part of a year. Basin closure is already prevalent in the world today, with 1.4 billion people living in areas that have to deal with the situation. Societies may adapt to this in various ways, with reallocation of water, demand management or interbasin transfers as the primary means of dealing with the problem. However, ‘quick-fix’ measures such as further groundwater or surface water exploitation or ill-planned water appropriation that unfairly reallocates water from one user are common. Symptoms of poorly managed closed basins include groundwater overdraft, limited or no environmental flows, pollution and inequitable allocation of water. Thus, a pertinent question is whether there will be a hard or soft landing in closed basins—will the resource base fail to meet basic requirements causing undue hardship, or can societies adapt to achieving a soft landing. Surprisingly, limited attention has been given today to this urgent water situation.
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