Impact of Decreasing Ground Water Level upon the Farmers in District Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh

Author(s): Dr. Nakul Kiran, Dr. Gajendra Singh and Dr. Manuj Devi

Abstract:

India is blessed with about four percent of world’s total water resources to support 16.6 percent of world’s human population with only 2.4 percent of its geographical area. The demand of water for agriculture, industrial and drinking purposes is estimated to increase over the year and it has led to over exploration of ground water and other water resources. It is known all that U.P. has largely ground water of world, put in the state it’s continue exploit indiscriminately for various purpose. Present Study was conducted in Bagpat district of Western Uttar Pradesh. Binauli Block is over exploited condition in the district Baghpat. For the Study 200 Farmers have been purposively selected. Finds that the total number of respondents face irrigation problem and not satisfied to government work for control this problem and the largest number of respondents are not able to give good education to their children and want go out to village and do other occupation because they face decreasing ground water problem and their investment in agriculture are increasing.

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