T.Ramakrishnan (The Hindu Dt March 25, 2018)
According to him, across the state farmers are coping with emerging market trends and constraints in availability of inputs by adopting modern methods, crop diversification and innovative practices- but among the most pressing concerns that need to be addressed is the groundwater situation.
One should totally agree with his above observation. We don't seem to have any control over the runoff water during the monsoon floods due to defective or delayed realisation of water needs in the long run and the missing concerns for creation of water storage facilities near the river basins in the state.
Had we been little more attentive and aggressive in protecting vegetative cover all these years we wouldn't been pressed for undue exploitation of underground water both for irrigation and drinking water purposes.
Well better late than never. An intelligent government with its dedicated water managers in the government would lose no further time in arranging finances and executing water harvesters in the form of barrages and stop dams on a large scale.
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