Groundwater Depletion and Negligence of Water Sustainable Technologies: A Challenge towards Sustainable Agriculture Development of Gujarat

Abstract

The issue of sustainable development is very debatable in modern era of development. A lot of discussion is going on regarding with sustainability at the theoretical level but it is very difficult to achieve practically. Government of Gujarat has tried to implement various water conservation methods but still in form water sustainable techniques in form of drip and sprinkler irrigation the picture is not satisfactory. This paper has tried to analyze the status of micro irrigation system and the reasons of failure of water saving technologies in Gujarat specially in agriculture dominated area. Limited availability of surface water and its poor distributions status is a big bar in the progress of agriculture and hence groundwater plays an important role in the development of agriculture.