Geological Survey of the Netherlands

Changes in groundwater-surface water interactions following two centuries of irrigation practices and groundwater use in the Upper Ganges-Yamuna interfluve, North India

Abstract. The Indo-Gangetic Basin (IGB) is a global hotspot for groundwater overexploitation. Previous studies have shown that groundwater levels initially rose due to enhanced recharge following the construction of irrigation canals, but subsequently declined as agricultural, mu...