Examining the emerging role of groundwater in water inequity in India
Examining the emerging role of groundwater in water inequity in India
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审视地下水在印度水不平等中的新作用
DOI：
10.1080/02508060.2014.890998
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
S. Kulkarni
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作者：
V. Srinivasan;S. Kulkarni
这篇文章解决了在印度的地表水和地下水的同时使用所产生的水公平文献的差距。使用两个不同的案例研究-一个农业（Kukdi）和一个城市（钦奈）-我们展示了如何在规划，设计和政策的差距加剧不平等。从用户威尔斯井中抽取地下水，使较富裕的用户既可以免费使用，又可以获取更大份额的资源。通过将公共资源转为私人资源，这就造成了不公平，并危及水项目的可持续性。文章建议，要继续前进，需要更好的监测、机构间协调以及重新思考水权和规范。
This article addresses a gap in the water equity literature arising from the simultaneous use of surface water and groundwater in India. Using two diverse case studies – one agricultural (Kukdi) and one urban (Chennai) – we demonstrate how gaps in planning, design and policy exacerbate inequity. Groundwater abstraction from user wells allows wealthier users to both free-ride and capture a greater share of the resource. By converting a public resource to a private one, it worsens inequity and jeopardizes the sustainability of water projects. The article suggests that better monitoring, inter-agency coordination and rethinking water entitlements and norms are needed for going forward.