Editing Hydromanagement in Ancient India (section)

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Water has been a crucial core factor for Indian civilization since its origin. As we have seen, this is due in part to the many distinct ecological circumstances that our ancient civilization endured, particularly with the commencement of food production approximately nine thousand years ago. The early civilization required a consistent supply of water for their crops, whether by rain or irrigation, and hence emphasized the role of river or rainstorm deities. However, even our earliest human predecessors needed quick access to water, and hence, water myths persisted through their generations, whether hunter-gatherers or agriculturalists (Witzel,2015)<sup>31</sup>. This is best shown by the importance attached to the Saraswati river, which has been given titles such as ambitame (the best of mothers), naditame (the best of rivers), and devitame (the best of goddesses) . Because of its important role in second urbanization, the divineness was transferred to Ganga once Saraswati dried. Water was and still is a major theme in creation myths and associated rites, emphasizing the strong interaction of mythical traditions with their immediate surroundings. While many of us now may not have the same direct, spiritual relationship with water because we are dependent on our industrial water supply, water is still as vital to us as it was to the Harappans. However, dramatically different during the previous two decades: the collapse of historic water management systems, as well as unregulated industry, urbanization, and climate change. India sustains one-sixth of the world's population on one-fiftieth of the world's territory and one-fiftieth of the world's water resources. To avoid a catastrophe, we must seek solutions that are technically practicable, commercially viable, socially acceptable, and environmentally sound. Water consumption, in turn, has an influence on water quality; consequently, its use must not contribute to the degradation of water quality, which may jeopardize its future availability. The integrated and coordinated development of surface water and groundwater resources, as well as their joint usage, should be planned for from the start of a project and be an intrinsic element of its execution. There is a need for appropriate management of ground-water resources, which now need suitable inputs such as labor, financial resources, technology, and so on. Improving public water supply, using energy pricing and supply to manage agricultural groundwater draught, increasing rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge, transferring surface water in lieu of groundwater pumping, increasing economic growth and reducing reliance on agriculture, and formalizing the water sector are some of the important measures that may be implemented for the sustainable development of groundwater resources.