WATER POLICY AND WATER INSTITUTIONS IN NORTHERN INDIA: THE CASE OF GROUNDWATER RIGHTS

This paper examines groundwater problems which are emerging in northern India as a consequence of the green revolution. These problems are intrinsically related to the nature of the existing system of groundwater rights and the lack of other groundwater institutions. The economic performance of grou...

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Published in:Natural resources journal 1978-07, Vol.18 (3), p.569-587
Main Author: VEEMAN, TERRENCE S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correlatives
Groundwater
Joint ownership
Land ownership
Land resources
Natural resources
Property rights
Resource ownership
Surface water
Water resources
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Summary:This paper examines groundwater problems which are emerging in northern India as a consequence of the green revolution. These problems are intrinsically related to the nature of the existing system of groundwater rights and the lack of other groundwater institutions. The economic performance of groundwater rights is analyzed and policy suggestions for the revision of groundwater rights and the promulgation of groundwater regulations are made. In particular, the correlative rights doctrine (a common property-related institution) may be useful in the solution of emerging groundwater problems in northern India.
ISSN:0028-0739
2640-2149