"International Journal of Geography, Geology and Environment"

Author(s): Abhilasha Saxena and Dr. Ajay Vikram Singh Chandela

Abstract: Water is the elixir of life as there cannot be any sustenance without water. With the increasing population, urbanization and industrialization, the dependence on the water resources has increased manifold. Jaipur is the 10^th most populated district in India. There is no perennial river in the region and the ancient surface water resources have fast depleted. The traditional water supply sources of the city are in a degraded situation due to lack of attention. The single source of water supply to the city is Bisalpur dam which was commissioned in 2009 depends on the vagaries of rainfall. Due to absence of sufficient surface water resources, the ground water resources are heavily exploited. The total annual ground water recharge of the district has been assessed to be 77.71 mcm and total extractable ground water has been estimated to be 699.43 mcm. Gross annual ground water draft for all uses has been estimated to be 1617.21 mcm with the stage of ground water recharge at 231.21%. (Central Ground Water Board Report, 2020) The highest exploitation is in the Jhotwara block. This poses a serious threat to the question of water sustainability. Due to the increasing concretization and cementing of the pavements we have prevented the percolation of rainwater into the ground as a result of which the recharge of aquifers is not taking place. Drinking water crisis is emerging as one of the biggest problems in the city as many localities are receiving very little water for few hours or dirty water. The lakes located in the district are heavily polluted and industries and commercial sectors are discharging their waste effluents in them. So, there is a problem of not only rapid falling of the water table but also of the quality of water resources. In Sanganer, the water is heavily contaminated with fluoride. Similarly, the walled ancient city of Jaipur is having high salinity in the water. There is a need of not only preserving the water resources but also ensuring their quality.

DOI: 10.22271/27067483.2025.v7.i1a.323

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