I do agree that retreat of Glaciers will not have an adverse effect on the flow of Ganga ,as Ganga is mostly fed by subsurface and rain water. But during the last one or two decades rainfall has drastically reduced along with diminishing of subsurface resources ,led to the reducing the flow of Ganga.In this it is very important to reduce the utilisation of subsurface resources .In order to increase the crop production we have drilled millions of shallow and deep tube wells in vast Ganga plain and making huge area devoid of forest .Aforestation program must be launched in order to increase green cover .
Published by Chaitanya Agarwal, State Ground water UP - Sr.Hydrogeologist
I do agree that retreat of Glaciers will not have an adverse effect on the flow of Ganga ,as Ganga is mostly fed by subsurface and rain water. But during the last one or two decades rainfall has drastically reduced along with diminishing of subsurface resources ,led to the reducing the flow of Ganga.In this it is very important to reduce the utilisation of subsurface resources .In order to increase the crop production we have drilled millions of shallow and deep tube wells in vast Ganga plain and making huge area devoid of forest .Aforestation program must be launched in order to increase green cover .
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Massive Afforestation efforts are required to restore the green cover, However, initially this would also require a lot of water for the saplings to survive ??..!!!
Published by yogesh sharma, Former Advisor to M.D., NMCG, Ministry of Water resources, Goverment of India, New Delhi, INDIA