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Table 1 Account of withdrawal and recharge of groundwater in western Rajathan

From: Climate variability and water resource scarcity in drylands of Rajasthan, India

Year

1984

1990

1995

1998

2001

2004

A. Gross groundwater recharge

16.22

12.71

13.16

12.6

11.16

11.56

1. Irrigation

4.93

5.42

9.09

11.04

10.45

11.6

2. Domestic and Industrial

2.11

1.99

0.7

0.98

1.18

1.39

B. Gross Draft (1 + 2)

7.04

7.42

9.78

12.02

11.64

12.99

Groundwater balance (A-B)

9.19

5.29

3.38

0.58

−0.48

−1.43

Stage of groundwater development (%)

36

54

59

69

104

125

  1. Source: Groundwater Board, Rajasthan, 2009.