• Dr. AJEET KUMAR

Water scarcity become a huge problems not only in india but also in the world. I deeply analyse the water problems, emerging issues and management challenges in India in this research paper. The authors argue that the demand for water will grow by leaps and bounds during the next few decades due to population growth, especially in urban areas, concentration of urban population in a few urban cities, rising income levels, and rapid industrial growth. While water resources would continue to deplete due to groundwater degradation, surface water pollution, and depletion of existing surface reservoirs, water scarcity problems would grow in terms of both intensity and extent. Along with scarcity, the conflicts are likely to grow not only between sectors, but also within sectors. Challenges to evolving sustainable, equitable and efficient management of India’s water resources are several. First, the non-availability of adequate scientific data on quantity and quality of water, demand for water in different sectors, nature and extent and causes of water problems become major hindrances to developing sustainable water management strategies. Technology poses another set of challenges. Advancements in water technology aimed at evolving technically feasible, economically viable, environmentally and ecologically sound and socially acceptable solutions in water management are not occurring. Secondly, existing institutions in the water sector are technically oriented, sectoral, and centralised, having the mandate of managing supplies.

:- Population Growth, Groundwater Degradation, water pollution, sustainable development , Economically viable.

"Scarcity and Challenges of Water Resource Related Management and Planning in India : A Geographical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no.134-147, March-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803296.pdf

"Scarcity and Challenges of Water Resource Related Management and Planning in India : A Geographical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no. pp134-147, March-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803296.pdf