http://www.cgiar.org/consortium-news/green-light-for-groundwater-scheme/ A Global Agricultural Research Partnership Thu, 01 Aug 2013 02:04:09 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.cgiar.org/consortium-news/green-light-for-groundwater-scheme/#comment-1498 Tushaar Shah Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:45:39 +0000 http://consortium.cgiar.org/?p=1873#comment-1498 This certainly does not directly help in increasing groundwater recharge. What it does is reduce aggregate groundwater withdrawal. Before this intervention, the government used to provide 16-18 hours of farm power supply, but of inddifferent quality, with frequent interruptions and often with low voltage. Moreover, farmers never knew when power supply would come. These resulted in rampant waste of water and power. Providing farmers fewer hours of power but of good quality and at fixed, pre-announcing schedule brought about a modicum of discipline and order. Under other programs, Gujarat has already invested in a massive people-based groundwater recharge program in Saurasthra and Kachch. The impact of this has been augmented by the demand side discipline imposed by Jyotigram. This certainly does not directly help in increasing groundwater recharge. What it does is reduce aggregate groundwater withdrawal. Before this intervention, the government used to provide 16-18 hours of farm power supply, but of inddifferent quality, with frequent interruptions and often with low voltage. Moreover, farmers never knew when power supply would come. These resulted in rampant waste of water and power. Providing farmers fewer hours of power but of good quality and at fixed, pre-announcing schedule brought about a modicum of discipline and order. Under other programs, Gujarat has already invested in a massive people-based groundwater recharge program in Saurasthra and Kachch. The impact of this has been augmented by the demand side discipline imposed by Jyotigram.

]]> http://www.cgiar.org/consortium-news/green-light-for-groundwater-scheme/#comment-714 Ashutosh Kumar Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:28:45 +0000 http://consortium.cgiar.org/?p=1873#comment-714 I just want to know how does this help in ground water recharge?Can any one throw some light in that context. I just want to know how does this help in ground water recharge?Can any one throw some light in that context.

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