Abstract

 
 
 Water scarcity has become a significant issue in India, causing the central government to take various measures in addressing the issue through conservation efforts. This includes revising existing and formulating new regulation guidelines, creating awareness about conservation methods, and identifying critical and over-critical areas. In 2018, the concerned ministry endorsed the suggestion to levy Water Conservation Fee (WCF) on industrial, commercial, domestic and agricultural users of water in a bid to conserve depleting groundwater resources. The following paper aims to analyze the effectiveness of WCF, highlighting two major impediments to its success.
 
 
Highlights
Water scarcity, a global phenomenon, is increasingly being recognized as a national issue due to the alarming data highlighting the existing water crisis in India
According to Niti Aayog’s Composite Water Report (2018), around 600 million Indians are facing water stress, leading to approximately 2, 00, 000 deaths every year owing to inadequate access to safe water
The forecasted low water demand is still higher than the possible available supply of water, which is projected at 1,137 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM)
Summary
A global phenomenon, is increasingly being recognized as a national issue due to the alarming data highlighting the existing water crisis in India. In India, water scarcity is mainly caused by depleting groundwater resources which serve as the dominant source of water for a majority of the sectors (domestic, industrial, commercial, and agriculture). The depletion of groundwater mainly arises from its largescale consumption in the agricultural sector followed by the domestic and commercial (packaged drinking water) sectors.
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