Water balance and benefit sharing approach to reduce water deficit in an Indian river Basin

Nitin Bassi and Vaibhav Chaturvedi

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2024, vol. 40, issue 4, 604-626

Abstract: Using Mahanadi basin as a case, the study demonstrates benefit-sharing can improve water allocation among riparian states experiencing water stress. The results show the basin having a yearly average water deficit of 5429 million cubic metres (MCM) under business-as-usual which increases to 6781 MCM under high economic growth for 2011–2050. Even after various water supply augmentation and demand management interventions and climate change-induced increased runoff, the upper riparian state continues to have a water deficit. This can be reduced if the lower riparian state allows the upper one to divert 1500 MCM of additional water annually which will require a strong governance mechanism in place.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2304291

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