What are the causes of overuse of groundwater in India?

Answer 1

The reason for overuse of groundwater in India according to the India's Central Groundwater Board cites these reasons for the overuse of groundwater in India:

An increasing population

Deficient monsoons

Unregulated wells

Economic pressures such as farmers' dependency on loans for costly agricultural inputs and

fluctuations of product value on international markets. According to the document, poverty stricken sectors of society cannot afford the technology required to compensate for dropping water tables.

Also, In an article by the International Environmental Law Research Centre,"since 1970, an

overwhelming majority (80 percent) of the total addition to the net irrigated area has

come from groundwater, ensuring that it accounts for around 60 percent of irrigation

water use." The article further states that " many industries also depend upon groundwater. Its over-exploitation by industries can cause drinking water shortages and shortages of water for other

purposes, including irrigation. The rapidly increasing number of groundwater extraction structures (estimated at 30 million) coupled with their increasing extraction power is creating a situation where

groundwater overuse is growing fast in alluvial as well as crystalline, volcanic and

mountainous regions. In addition to quantitative depletion, many parts of India report severe water quality problems, causing drinking water vulnerability. "

Answer 2

the ground water is getting polluted . humans use it carelessly.