Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India

aquifers assessment community involvement cost benefit analysis drought environmental impact flood control food security groundwater flow groundwater irrigation groundwater management groundwater recharge groundwater table irrigated farming livelihoods monsoons pilot projects ponds pumping rain risk management river basins socioeconomic aspects stakeholders sustainable use technology transfer of waters water quality water storage water use wells