An Appraisal of Groundwater Resources and Sustainable Stratigies for Recharge of Aquifers in State Of Rajasthan

Abstract

The largest State of India, Rajasthan has since beginning witnessed scanty and erratic rainfall, which is lonely source of groundwater recharge. More than 90% of land area is irrigated by groundwater and main source of domestic water is also groundwater. Excessive withdrawal of groundwater has posed serious problems and resulted in depletion of this natural resource. The water level has been declining at an alarming rate of 1 to 2 mts. per year in critical aquifers which is a matter of great concern for every one specifically for future generations. The authors in this paper suggest viable methodologies for arrest of declining trend of water level by adopting various artificial recharge methods and an emphasis is given for deciding accurate recharge method.