00981pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002400040245006300064260000900127300001500136362001100151520063500162650001600797773003400813180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aShah, Tushar et al.  aGlobal groundwater situation: opportunities and challenges  c2001  ap.4142-150  a27 Oct  aIt is widely predicted that problems of groundwater overexploitation will become more acute and widespread.  The challenge then is not merely supply-side innovations but to set in place a range of corrective mechanisms that would involve a shift from resource development towards resource management.  Countries with severe groundwater depletion still remain hampered however by lack of information.  Not only is there no systematic monitoring of groundwater occurrence and draft, but management of such resources has for long remained in private informal channels, with public agencies playing only an indirect role. - Reproduced  aGroundwater  aEconomic and Political Weekly