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DEEKSHA CHOURASIAAIR 44· 2025

Question Q.7GS2GS2

'Emerging environmental concerns and evolving ecosystem perspectives demand a reimagined approach to rural water governance.' Discuss the key mechanisms needed to recalibrate rural water policies with special emphasis on the role of communities.

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Introduction

According to Groundwater Board of India, around 60-70% of the water in rural area came under 'over exploitation' criteria. The calls for a renewed rural water governance.

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Main Body

Problems of Water Governance:

[Diagram showing fragmented approach with three branches:]

Grand water overused agriculture 30% (usage)
Lack of community participation
Lack of data transparency and collection
Fragmented approachState-local bodies - centre

Intervention Needed:

(I) Policy FormulationBottom-up approach with community involvement in policy making

(E)(Pani panchayat) in Haryana (especially women & SHGs)

(II) Policy Executionis water reservoir for practicing measures (Saturday, Freeze)
(III) PunjabData Transparency (Real time dashboard for Jal-Jeevan Mission)Leverage schemesunify aims of Keshab Sthatat + Jal abhiyaan and MANREGT.

(IV) Policy Evaluation - every year within performance glass. (CIDA Index by NITI)

Water governance has become sine qua for SDG-3, II and III.

120 words6 paragraphs3 bullet points

Diagram

Flowchart showing problems of water governance with three components (grand water overused, lack of community participation, lack of data transparency) leading to fragmented approach between state-local bodies and centre

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Topper

DEEKSHA CHOURASIA

AIR 442025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues

Government Schemes and Policies

Rural Water Governance and Community Participation

Writing Stats

147

Total words

6

Paragraphs

3

Bullets

analytical and prescriptive

Tone