Declining Ground Water Level in Haryana: A Symbol of Upcoming Hazard

The ground water is the major source for drinking, agricultural, industrial and domestic use of human society . And play an important role for growth and development of a nation. Adequate access to safe drinking water is a priority for global development. The problem of ground water deficit has gained a lot of importance due to the potential damage it can inflict. As per 2017 Global Risks Report of the World Economic Forum, in terms of impact on humanity, the water crises is ranked as the 3rd most important global risk. In India, about 74 % of the area under wheat cultivation and 63% of the area under rice cultivation faces extreme levels of water scarcity. In this paper, present declining ground water level in Haryana state. A state known as pioneer state in agricultural reforms, increasing the standard of declining ground water level in the state is the most worried issue for state. Because the ground water resource plays a vital role in sustaining the livelihoods of many countries in the world. More than half of the world population is considered to depends on ground water for its survival need ( UNESCO,1992)2 but if human society does not take the necessary action and measure plan for conservation of this resource it will be harmful for the living society or even than a nation. We see the example about extinction of civilization in the past , scarcity of drinking water was an important factors for the extinction of harppan civilization in India . The history teach us the importance of water specially ground water.