Abstract
North-west (NW) India is among the most productive agricultural regions of the world because the region is well endowed with both surface and ground water resources, deep alluvial soils, and a favorable climate for year-round crop production. But injudicious use of surface and groundwater has created many problems including groundwater depletion, waterlogging, salinization, and degradation of water quality. Increasing water scarcity is a major threat to the agricultural production of NW India. However, there are many water resource management strategies to help address water scarcity, such as reducing water losses, conjunctive use of surface and ground water, and recharge of ground water. In addition to these strategies, improved crop water management technologies can also help to reduce water input by avoiding the wastage of water by deep drainage, seepage, runoff, evaporation, etc. Integrated use of water resource management techniques, along with improved crop water management technologies, can help to increase water productivity and sustain or increase production.
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