The stock of underground water is reducing everyday at a great speed. According to many scientists, the next world war may be started for capturing of water resources. Many diseases are created for mixing of arsenic, fluoride etc. poison with underground water due to this reason. In such a condition, nobody is even thinking seriously about the importance of unnecessary wastage of underground water. The attached articles may speak some other related important points also.
At that condition, do you think there should be some rationing in use of underground water? There shuld be some provision of fine for wastage?
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I do not think there should be a fine on wastage of the groundwaters, as it may be difficult to apply. I think, however, that a small tax on the consumption of all natural resources is necessary, indipentendly, if they are renewable or not. The proceeds of this tax should only be used: for environmental remediation and safeguarding; to minimize environmental pollution; to inform the people about the vital importance of minimizing waste, saving energy, not polluting and protecting the environment.
The major environmental impacts associated to groundwater over-drafting are decline of water level, water scarcity, damage to connected wetlands, and sometimes salt-water intrusion.
So, there should be some national policy on the groundwater extraction - a regulatory authority needs to be established to ensure the sustainable use of this natural resource. Tax based on the quantity of withdrawal can be imposed to minimize the wastage of water.
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