Depleted groundwater threatens food chain

by laliltk on May 13, 2008 Category: Food & Water Tags: environment

article states that groundwater is depleting at an alarming rate in punjab, india. one of the reasons is subsidized electricity to farmers who are pumping as much water as they can. is it really the reason? how can ground water be replenished?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/08/MNGMV7TFN.DTL

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Co-founder of http://Eduflix.tv , a startup attempting to bridge the learning accessibility problem in India. Previously with Ittiam Systems. Engineering from IITB. Interested in technologies that can impact lives of people at BoP. Special interest in education and agriculture.

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