Regulatory efforts may push groundwater beyond reach
(WorldNews Health)

Among the many areas where we have systematically worsened our chances of a decent life, one is the management of groundwater- a resource hidden from our sight yet one that sustains over half the water needs of India’s population. This makes regulating groundwater extraction a big challenge much like solving the air pollution crisis. To impose “reasonable restrictions”, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR) sought comments on a Model Bill for ‘The Conservation, Protection, Regulation, and Management of Groundwater” in June 2016. We were encouraged that it sought to realize “water for life” and regarded...