Now a day's everyone is blaming farmers for groundwater level depletion and overuse of water for irrigation. But the people who are blaming either not belongs to farmers directly or the don't have concern with agricultural practices. Most of them have brought up in the urban India and may have adequate knowledge of farming systems. The problem is that no one is suggesting any alternate of irrigation. no one can say how the farmers will grow food grains without irrigation. And if farmers will stop farming for commercial purpose and start hand to mouth farming then the India will face a greater food crises. Again we have to import food grains from western countries. So Please after blaming the farmers for overuse of water for irrigation, also suggest the proper alternatives. And if farmers are the only problem, then why the ground water level and quality is depleting in Delhi and NCR where farmers are merely using water for farming.
Secondly, drip irrigation is a costly irrigation method and poor farmers are unable to adopt the same. Also it is successful in vegetable and horticulture crops. But is not useful in food grains and cereal crops.
Urbanisation and urban areas are much more vulnerable in the respect of overuse of water for various useless purposes like washing of cars and vehicles, home gardening, construction, supply leakages etc.
I would like to suggest all urban people to visit once in their life for 2 days to any village of Rajasthan, particularly the areas of desert and learn how to use, conserve and preserve water in daily life even when it's not a good quality water.
Now a day's everyone is blaming farmers for groundwater level depletion and overuse of water for irrigation. But the people who are blaming either not belongs to farmers directly or the don't have concern with agricultural practices. Most of them have brought up in the urban India and may have adequate knowledge of farming systems. The problem is that no one is suggesting any alternate of irrigation. no one can say how the farmers will grow food grains without irrigation. And if farmers will stop farming for commercial purpose and start hand to mouth farming then the India will face a greater food crises. Again we have to import food grains from western countries. So Please after blaming the farmers for overuse of water for irrigation, also suggest the proper alternatives. And if farmers are the only problem, then why the ground water level and quality is depleting in Delhi and NCR where farmers are merely using water for farming.
Secondly, drip irrigation is a costly irrigation method and poor farmers are unable to adopt the same. Also it is successful in vegetable and horticulture crops. But is not useful in food grains and cereal crops.
Urbanisation and urban areas are much more vulnerable in the respect of overuse of water for various useless purposes like washing of cars and vehicles, home gardening, construction, supply leakages etc.
I would like to suggest all urban people to visit once in their life for 2 days to any village of Rajasthan, particularly the areas of desert and learn how to use, conserve and preserve water in daily life even when it's not a good quality water.
Thanks
S.R.Bishnoi