01184pab a2200181 454500 180718b2003 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Mohandas, Palat Drinking water scenario in India with specific reference to rural areas 2003 p.273-279. Jul-Sep The country has paid the price of green revolution in terms of acute groundwater depletion. Recurrence of droughts and deterioration of groundwater quality in various parts of the country can be attributed to excessive draw on this source. Sustainability of rural water resources has thus come to the real problem in the coming years. This article focuses on the ways to address the issues of water quality and sustainability of sources. Although added attention is now been paid towards sensitising the people on water harvesting, water recharge and other conservation techniques, the author re-emphasises the need to empower the rural communities to manage and conserve their resources. - Reproduced. Drinking water - India Drinking water Indian Journal of Public Administration N 58570 58570 58570 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 49, Issue no: 3 AR59015 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR