30 Apr Groundwater Pollution due to overuse of Nitrogenous Fertilizers
नाइट्रोजन उर्वरकों के अधिक उपयोग के कारण भूजल प्रदूषण After independence our nation's primary aim was to achieve self-sufficiency in the food production. To achieve this aim we incorporated the primary means of maximizing the yields of agricultural crops through use of fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals besides improving the inherent quality of the seeds. Though it helped our nation in producing the food for ever-increasing population but the unsustainable path used to maximize the yield caused some grave concerns like that of groundwater pollution. Nearly five decades after the Green Revolution the sustainability of Indian agriculture, and thereby the country's food security, are both facing a serious challenge. Water is vital to life, maintenance of ecological balance, economic development and sustenance of civilizations. Planning and management of water resources and its optimal use are a matter of urgency for most countries of the world, and even more so for India with a huge population. Growing population and expanding economic activities exert increasing demands on water for varied needs - domestic, industrial, agricultural etc. Groundwater occurs as one of the important resource and is being tapped for irrigation and public health water supplies for providing drinking water. On the other hand, quality of water resources is getting degraded with increasing urbanization and industrialization....