Assessing water security across the Krishna River Basin

Abstract

The Krishna River Basin covers an area of 258,000 km2 (nearly 8% of India) in three large states - Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh - with a combined basin population of 70 million. Water extractions for agriculture, industrial, and domestic uses continue to grow to support one of the fastest developing regions of peninsular India. The basin is facing acute water shortages which are leading to interstate conflicts on the allocation and use of the resource. Intense competition for water between urban, industry and agriculture is going to aggravate due to rapid economic growth of the region. This research attempts to capture the current trends of key drivers of water demand and assess th..