Soil and Water Management in India: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

Management of natural resources in India has been a challenge whose extent has ascended manifolds over the past few decades owing to a variety of grounds, notably the rising demands and mounting environmental degradation. This review outlines the main challenges that India faces in managing its natural resources. Due to an incredible demographic stress on limited land and water resources, soil and water use deserves special attention. The paper in brief describes how technological interventions, participatory approach and sound policies could improve management of natural resources on priority basis. It then proceeds to outline and highlight some of the increasing challenges of climate change on soil and water complexes. It concludes by signifying several areas of reform that could bring mutual reimbursement across India’s productive sectors and future research advocacy to create a more sustainable future.