India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Atal Bhujal Yojana was a pilot scheme for participatory groundwater management, implemented in priority water stressed areas across seven States. In Karnataka, the scheme was implemented in 1199 Gram Panchayats of 14 districts, namely: Bagalkot, Belagavi, Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Gadag, Hassan, Kolar, Ramanagara, Tumakuru and Vijayanagar.
The programme has demonstrably improved groundwater management through active community participation. Formation of Participatory Groundwater Management Committee (PGMC), preparation of participatory Water Security Plans, adoption of water efficient practices, community-led moni...