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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): India consumes almost a quarter of the groundwater available around the world. With the increase in population and crop demand, the requirement of water for irrigation has increased. Groundwater alone meets the majority of the water needs in agriculture. Hence, it will not be wrong to say that rural India survives on groundwater. The issue of groundwater crisis and its causes Continuous groundwater usage doesn't give it enough time to replenish itself through the natural phenomenon of rain. Most rainwater thus doesn't seep into the soil and is not stored for further usage by farmers. For this reason, groundwater levels have seen a considerable dip in the past decade. High demand for crops with the increase in population and change in eating habits of the people in India has led to a rise in the extraction of water by farmers. Drought-hit areas in the country are being affected by waterlogging Waterlogging and droughts hav

Ravi shankarShamika gandhiGurudev sri ravi shankarJal sevaksSri ravi shankarBengaluru karnataka indiaArch 6 ani prnewswire india consumes almosta quarter of the groundwater available around world with increase in population and crop demandHe requirement of water for irrigation has increased groundwater alone meets the majority needs in agriculture henceT will not be wrong to say that rural india survives on groundwater the issue of crisis and its causes continuous usage doesn 39t give it enough time replenish itself through natural phenomenon rain most rainwater thus seep into soil is stored for further by farmers this reasonRoundwater levels have seena considerable dip in the past decade high demand for crops with increase population and change eating habits of people india has led toa rise extraction water by farmers drought hit areas country are being affected waterlogging droughts become recurring phenomena these natural occurrences further damage soil worsen 39 situation many prone to every year it makes ground baked dryHus minimizing the rainwater absorption rate by soil whenever it rains in such regionsAter has nowhere to escapeNd it runs off slopesAusing waterlogging droughts and impact the soil health eroded due to takes away many nutrients organic matter sediments deposited may increase 39s nitrogenNd potassium level henceHe soil loses its fertility in waterlogging