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Preface v Acknowledgement vii
Sustainable Use of Groundwater in Crop Production in North-West India
- G.S. Sekhon 1
Monitoring and Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Punjab State
- Kuldip Singh Takshi and R.P.S. Chopra 8
Groundwater Status and Management Strategies in Haryana
- Ranvir Kumar 16
Monitoring and Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Western Uttar Pradesh
- Dhaneshwar Rai 27
Sustainability of Groundwater in North-West Uttar Pradesh
- H.C. Sharma and Suwarna S. Taley 33
Exploitation of Aquifer System in North-West India: Need for Optimization and
Regulation of the Resource
- O.K. Chadha 46
Sustainable Use of Groundwater in North-West India: Database Requirements
- Mathew K. Jose, C.P. Kumar and A.K. Bhar 56
Status of Water Resources in Punjab and Management Strategies
- G.S. Him 65
Modelling Groundwater and Soil Salinity in North-West India — Case Studies
- S.K. Sondhi and M.P. Kaushal 72
Enhancing Groundwater Recharge in North-West Indo-Gangetic Plains
- S.K Kamra 81
Groundwater Recharge by Rainwater Management in Shiwaliks of North India –
An Overview
- S.S. Grewal and S.K.Dhar 91
Potential of Resource Conservation Technologies in Enhancing Use-Efficiency of
Groundwater Resources in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
- Raj K. Gupta and Pervez H. Zaidi 99
Efficient Water Use in Intensive Cropping: The Punjab Experience
- VK Arora, and PR Gajri 110
Groundwater - Energy Nexus: Implications for Sustainable Resource Use
- Bharat R Sharma, Christopher A. Scott and Tushaar Shah 119
Sustainability of Water Resources in North-West India: Current Scenarios and
Future Options
- S. Selvarajan and B.C. Roy 130
Use and Management of Poor Quality Groundwater Resources
- P.S. Minhas 141
Groundwater Pollution and Sustainable Use of Groundwater in North-West India
- R.C. Trivedi 155
An Analysis of Depleting Water Resources of Indian Punjab and Policy Options
- Joginder Singh 166
Institutional Reform in Knowledge for Integrated Water Management – Groundwater
Lessons from Haryana
- Rajesivari S. Raina and Sunita Sangar 178