Swarup Dangar

Swarup Dangar
Dry summer monsoons drain groundwater and strain India's food basket
How does climate change induced summer monsoon drying and winter warming affect groundwater abstraction and food production in India's food basket? A study explores. Posted on 13 Aug, 2024 01:42 AM

India's groundwater is depleting very fast posing a threat to the freshwater resources and food security in the region. North India, a food basket for more than a billion people, has been experiencing rapid groundwater depletion leading to reduction in cropped area and the production of wheat and rice.

A dried borewell in Punjab (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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