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To survive on this planet, to thrive, and to lead a healthy life, water is a basic and essential need. Now, with the growing population, booming industrialization, enhancement of living standards, and changing climate, water has become an asset that we must preserve carefully. Water is presently a major topic of discussion and debate and a matter of possible conflict in the coming years among different provinces, states, countries, and even continents. With the rapidly declining reserves of this asset, the world is looking for solutions for its better management and conservation. This article emphasizes the storage and conservation of underground water in the subsurface porous media. But how does it work in reality? Let us discuss this in detail.
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The author gratefully acknowledges the financial help received from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, for the project titled ‘A feasibility study on aquifer storage of water by artificial recharge in and around Punjab region, India’ (Grant no.: SRG/2019/000738). The author also acknowledges the valuable comments and suggestions made by the Editor and the anonymous reviewers, which helped to improve the overall quality of the manuscript.
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Sayantan Ganguly is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. His research interests and expertise include hydrogeology, groundwater, water resources and water conservation.
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Ganguly, S. Subsurface Storage of Water. Reson 27, 561–578 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1349-7
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