The Story of Water in India

THE STORY OF WATER IN INDIA INDIA TODAY INDIA TOMORROW SHIFTS IN CLIMATE AND INCREASES IN POPULATION CROP REALLOCATION THE TENSIOMETER ARE DRASTICALLY DEPLETING WATER SUPPLIES. COLUMBIA WATER TENSIOMETERS HELP FARMERS EFFICIENTLY MEASURE THE MOISTURE IN THE SOIL. CENTER USES CLIMATE MODELING TO HELP FARMERS AND COST: 7 GOVERNMENTS FIND 90 %% OF WATER CONSUMED IS USED FOR AGRICULTURE THE RIGHT REGIONS TO GROW CROPS LASTS: 3 YEARS MORE EFFICIENTLY. PREVENTS OVER-WATERING GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES IN INDIA'S CROP REALLOCATION COULD HELP BRING BALANCE. BREADBASKET HAVE FALLEN 525 FARMERS SAVED $10 DILLION 33 TLLION L.ITERS I METER PER YEAR BETWEEN 1990 AND 2010 22.5% WATER/HECTARE INCREASE IN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL REVENUES OF IRRIGATION WATER SAVED PER YEAR 24% LESS ENERGY NEEDED FOR PUMPS 1990 2010 MORE PEOPLE. LESS WATER. WIN-WIN DEAL FORECAST Welcome to INDIA IF 2/3 OF INDIA'S FARMERS IN PUNJAB Po1,224,614,000 And THE CWC ESTABLISHED A PILOT INCENTIVE PROGRAM REWARDING FARMERS FOR USING LESS ENERGY AND WATER. USED TENSIOMETERS: Pop: growing 1.8 TRILLION BY 2080 INDIA COULD HAVE LITERS OF WATER WOULD BE SAVED COSTS THE GOVERNMENT NOTHING SA7 MILLION IN ELECTRICITY COSTS WOULD BE SAVED • LESS GROUNDWATER DEPLETION 125% SMALLER • 20-25% IRRIGATION HARVEST WATER SAVED PEPSICO Columbia Water Center FOUNDATION EARTH INSTITUTE I COLUMMA UNIVERSITY