Briscoe, JohnMalik, R.P.S.2012-06-062012-06-062006978-0-1956-8319-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7238India faces a turbulent water future and the current water development and management system is not sustainable.Unless dramatic changes are made and made soon in the way in which government manages water, India will have neither the cash to maintain and build new infrastructure, nor the water required for the economy and for people. This Report examines the evolution of the management of India's waters, describes the achievements of the past, and the looming set of challenges. The Report suggests what changes should be considered and how to manage the transition from the ways of the past to the ways of the future in a principled but pragmatic manner. This report focuses on two basic issues-the major water-related challenges facing India, and the critical measures required to address them. It calls for a reinvigorated set of public water institutions to sustain water development and management in India. The study examines the evolution of water management in India, describes the achievements of the past, analyses the challenges ahead, and suggests ways of evolving a sustainable water management system.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATERAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONALLOCATION PROCEDURESALLOCATION SYSTEMAQUATIC ENVIRONMENTAQUIFERAQUIFERSARID AREASARID COUNTRIESASSURED WATER SUPPLYAVAILABILITY OF WATERAVAILABLE WATERBASIC SANITATIONBASIN TRANSFERBOREHOLESCANALSCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCLIMATE CHANGECONSTRUCTIONCUBIC METERSDESALINATIONDISSOLVED OXYGENDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLYDRINKING WATERDRIP IRRIGATIONDROUGHTELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONENGINEERINGENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYFARMERSFARMINGFERTILIZERSFLOOD CONTROLFLOOD MANAGEMENTFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD SECURITYGLACIERSGOVERNANCE OF WATERGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER DEPLETIONGROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENTGROUNDWATER IRRIGATIONGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTGROUNDWATER PUMPINGGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER REVOLUTIONGROUNDWATER SOURCESGROUNDWATER TABLEGROUNDWATER TABLESGROUNDWATER USEHIGH LEVELSHOUSEHOLDSHYDROPOWER CAPACITYHYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTHYDROPOWER POTENTIALINDUSTRIAL GROWTHINTERNATIONAL WATERIRONIRRIGATION MANAGEMENTIRRIGATION SYSTEMSIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGYIRRIGATORSLAND USELARGE DAMSLOCAL WATERLOCALITIESLOW RAINFALLMANAGEMENT OF WATERPRESSUREPRIVATE WELLSPROGRAMSPROVISION OF WATERPUBLIC WATERPUBLIC WATER SUPPLYPUMPINGPUMPSQUALITY OF SERVICEQUALITY OF WATERQUANTITIES OF WATERRAINFALLRAINFALL INTENSITYRAINFALL PATTERNSRAINWATERRAINWATER HARVESTINGRAW WATERRECHARGEREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESERVOIRSREVERSE OSMOSISRIVER BASINSRIVERSRUNOFFRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSAFE DRINKING WATERSALINE INTRUSIONSALINITYSANITATIONSANITATION SECTORSANITATION SERVICESSECTORAL WATERSERVICE DELIVERYSNOWSTORAGE CAPACITYSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER IRRIGATIONSURFACE WATER SUPPLYSURFACE WATER SYSTEMSSUSTAINABLE WATERSUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENTTOWNTOWNSTRANSPARENCYTREATIESTREATMENT PLANTSURBAN AREASURBAN WATERURBAN WATER SUPPLYUSE OF WATERUTILITIESWASTEWATERWASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWASTEWATER TREATMENTWATER ALLOCATIONWATER ALLOCATION POLICIESWATER ALLOCATIONSWATER AVAILABILITYWATER DEMANDWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER ENGINEERSWATER ENTITLEMENTSWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER MANAGEMENTWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMWATER MARKETSWATER NEEDSWATER PARTNERSHIPWATER PRACTICESWATER PROJECTSWATER RESERVOIRSWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE INFRASTRUCTUREWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RIGHTSWATER SCARCITYWATER SECTORWATER SERVICESWATER SHORTAGESWATER SOURCEWATER STORAGEWATER STRATEGYWATER SUPPLIESWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY PROJECTSWATER SUPPLY SERVICESWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER SYSTEMWATER TRANSFERSWATER USEWATER USERSWATER USERS ASSOCIATIONWATER VENDORSWATERSWELLSWETLANDSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-1956-8319-6