Groundwater depletion has emerged as the major constraint in sustaining growth in
agriculturally advanced state of Punjab. The study unravels unsustainable groundwater use
in crop production using unit-level cost of cultivation survey data. The deterioration in
groundwater resources is the outcome of technology and policy led shift in cropping pattern
(towards paddy), irrigation source (towards groundwater) and energy source (towards
electricity) in Punjab. Presently, total annual groundwater draft in the state is 72 per cent …

Groundwater depletion has emerged as the major constraint in sustaining growth in
agriculturally advanced state of Punjab. The study unravels unsustainable groundwater use
in crop production using unit-level cost of cultivation survey data. The deterioration in
groundwater resources is the outcome of technology and policy led shift in cropping pattern
(towards paddy), irrigation source (towards groundwater) and energy source (towards
electricity) in Punjab. Presently, total annual groundwater draft in the state is 72 per cent …