Question

What are the problems faced by using ground water for agriculture?

Answer 1

1. Tamil Nadu agriculture is dependent on ground water.
2. The use of groundwater for agriculture creates many hardships too.
3. There would be no suffering if the amount of water taken from the underground and the amount of water that goes into the underground during the rainy season are equal.
4. On the contrary, as the amount of water taken increases, the ground water will go down resulting in complete dryness or change to unusable water.
5. The Union Water Board is constantly monitoring the level and nature of groundwater.
6. This continuous monitoring has categorized the Panchayat Union (Blocks) in terms of the amount of groundwater used.
7. 139 Blocks are identified as excessive users of groundwater and 100 Blocks identified as nearing the stage of excessive usage of groundwater.
8. blocks have been identified with reduced water quality. Only 136 blocks have enough quantity and quality of water for usage.
9. From this, we clearly understand that Tamil Nadu agriculture is dependent on groundwater. It is very urgent and necessary to regulate the usage of underground water. This is very important for fertile farming.