Groundwater Draft can be estimated using “AMBHAS”
First published on December 11, 2018
Water is one of the most intrinsic element of the economy. Without access to clean water, almost all industry would suffer most prominently agriculture. Water scarcity is growing as a national concern as agriculture forms the backbone of the Indian economy and also plays a crucial role in supporting socio-economic growth and food security.
With a decrease in the trend in rainfall, groundwater becomes the primary source of water. Most of the regions are overly dependent on it resulting in a consumption rate higher than its natural replenishable rate causing water tables to decline1. The decline in groundwater level in wells in India is estimated to be 61 per cent between 2007 and 20172. The alarming rate of decrease in Groundwater levels has pressurized many government authorities and decision-making agencies to implement strict regulation in the extraction of groundwater. One of its kind has been implemented in Maharashtra. The ordinance implements strict regulation over the extraction of groundwater and also will introduce efficient methods to preserve it.
Groundwater draft can be estimated using AMBHAS (Assimilation of Multi-satellite data at Berambadi watershed for Hydrology And land Surface experiment), a project developed by a team constituting of hydrologists from different premier institutes of India which also includes Sat Kumar Tomer, CEO of Satyukt Analytics Pvt. Ltd.
