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Punjab Water Syndrome
The current groundwater crisis in Punjab is a combination of paradoxical consequences - extreme depletion in some areas and water logging in others. This paper provides a brief description of the contours of the crisis and pinpoints possible reasons for its emergence in failures of policy as well as implementation. It also proposes a package of approaches as part of a paradigm shift for Punjab that can simultaneously tackle the twin challenges of water logging and a decline in groundwater levels and quality.
The authors are grateful to P S Vijay Shankar for reviewing an earlier draft and making useful suggestions. The authors also thank members of the High Level Expert Group on Waterlogging in Punjab set up by the Planning Commission, Government of India, for useful discussions.
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