Water Issues: Should we ban/ restrict Water intensive crops?

This is undoubtedly a wild suggestion to ban water intensive crops in any zone. Hold the rain water before it running out into sea by water harvesting. You dont need to construct bigger irrigation projects. Check dams are more than enough to hold enough water.

Educate the farmers to wisely use the water. Suggest them to use the technology of drip irrigation. Educate them for cooperative forming to answer the small holdings and related problems. If we ban the water intensive crops, we have to heavily depend on importing of rice or some other water intensive crops. Is it good for the nation.

Water is a scarce resource, educate the people to make them understand the reality and change their water usage habits.

As per a survey India receives an average of 4,000 billion cubic meters of rainfall every year, out of which 48% of rain water flows into rivers and from there to seas and only 18% rain water could able to be tapped. India’s water scarcity can largely be avoided with better water management practices.

However, lack of proper water conservation legislations, infrastructure for water recycling and poor awareness of the people on why and how the water to be conserved, water become a scarce resource. Water is being considered as an unlimited resource and is being wasted heavily with this misconception.

For further details, those who are interested can visit my blog on the subject "Water scarcity-a man made crisis" at the following link. http://www.indyarocks.com/blogs/blog_visiterview_main.php?id=108063#blog108063.

Restricting water intensive crops is not a good idea at all. Instead restrict water usage for unnecessary purposes & conserve rain water using modern technology. Already many states in India have implemented rain water conservation system like Andhra pradesh & Tamilnadu. These states made rain water conservation a must. Every house owner must have to dig out sump through which rain water can be collected. Gradually the ground water level will increase and coming generations will get benefit from it.

There are no crops which are waste .crops are for our living purposes. Instead of banning Water intensive crops we should show restraint in our water management. we in cities waste water more than the crops use to produce and ultimately feed us.

If we banned or restrict farming it would be really clean invitation of big disaster.

The natural cycle of environment will be fails . So don't restrict farming...!!

It will help to keep earth green and healthy..!

The water used farming is re-cycled to the nature for further use. you may kindly note the global warming due to the termination of greenery from earth.The more water we use for cultivation is re-cycled. Man should use the technology to use the water in efficient manner.

Put up more check dams so that water is not wasted, ground water level is maintained.and water is made available, follow drip irrigation, conserve water. . But Don"t restrict farming we may fall into food shrtage situation.

Let us find the ways to conserve water and reduce the wastage, proper storage  and improvement of ground water level.

If we restrict farming , we have to import leading to raise in rates.

 Also let us encoourage the R&D where same crop can be produced with less water.

Let us channelise water where it is needed rather than wasting to drain or allow it to flow into the sea. 

By restricting the water intensive crops the rates will skyrocket.

Let us encourage people to consume less water intensive farm products, such as fruits etc.  We find lot of fruits wated as they are not consumed they are spoiled.

Let us create market for fruits,infrastructure to market the same so that we can controll the raise of prices of food products and to sme extent slove food shortage.

there is no need of resricting farmers. Their main source of livelihood n our source of food will be endangered by the shear indifference of civilians towards saving water.We need to be aware of the ways to conserve water. Else we will be forced 2 starve in future.

Instead put restrictions on farming we should make habit to save water while bathing, washing & even drinking. Its upto you how you save water. 

i think there is no need to restrict farming

I will say no. There is no need to restrict farming. They are the main source of food we eat. Water scarcity can be avoided by minimising wastage of water as well. Its not government but people who should understand the importance of this alarming situation. They should not waste water. In this way water scarcity can be avoided. Every plant needs water. What about those people who live in those areas but eat those foods? Should they starve? No...Its we, common public who should not waste water on unnecessary things...