White Paper

INDIA'S WATER ECONOMY

This white paper explores India's water scarcity not merely as a physical shortage, but as a systemic economic and governance failure. It examines how flawed policy incentives, like free farm electricity and unmetered urban supply, drive unsustainable groundwater depletion. To resolve this national crisis, the document proposes innovative financial mechanisms, including adjusted procurement frameworks and tradable water credits. These solutions ultimately align economic growth with long term ecological resource sustainability.