Irrigation and efficient use of water

This is with reference to the excellent editorial “When the Water Runs Out” (EPW, 2 June 2012). In this regard there are two vital tasks for the government: one, capacity building of groundwater users with regard to groundwater resource ­extraction, utilisation, and recharge, and two, amendments to the existing laws on groundwater regulation and control (Acts passed by Karnataka and other states). (Letters)