GROUND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Abstract

With the ever increasing use of groundwater throughout the world along with the mismanagement or lack of management of groundwater basins, there is a continuing need to manage this vital resource effectively so as to ensure sustainable groundwater development. The modern concept of water management states that surface water and groundwater are integrated resources, and hence they should be managed together. This concept must be followed in practice for efficient water resources management at a local, regional or national scale.