01300pab a2200193 454500008004000000100002000040245007600060260000900136300001500145362001200160520070700172650002700879650001900906773004400925908000600969909001000975999001700985952010401002180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMohandas, Palat  aDrinking water scenario in India with specific reference to rural areas  c2003  ap.273-279.  aJul-Sep  aThe 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.  aDrinking water - India  aDrinking water  aIndian Journal of Public Administration  aN  a58570  c58570d58570  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 49, Issue no: 3pAR59015r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR