Urban and rural areas often meet their water demands from a shared stock of finite water resources. Against the changing climate, the rising water demands in fast-growing urban areas are leading to increasing water-use conflicts with the co-dependent rural areas. Although poor water governance is frequently cited as the key reason for such urban–rural conflicts, it is also recognized as a potential pathway to resolve them. In the case of Nagpur Region in Central India, water stress has today become a subject of serious concern. The water demands in Nagpur City are primarily met through the multipurpose Pench Dam on priority, but the recently declining water availability has raised undue concerns for irrigation in the Pench command areas. To substantiate the limited understanding of ongoing water conflicts in the wider Nagpur Metropolitan Area, this study analyzes a specific set of secondary data related to the history of the Pench Project and its water utilization trends. By uncovering the periodic decline in irrigated area and the increasing groundwater use for irrigation, the cross-sectoral and transboundary implications of increasing water transfer to Nagpur City are revealed. To address these concerns, this study then suggests feasible governance strategies based on benefit sharing and multi-stakeholder engagement.

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通过利益共享解决那格浦尔的城乡水资源冲突

城市和农村地区通常通过共享的有限水资源来满足他们的用水需求。在气候变化的背景下，快速增长的城市地区不断增长的用水需求导致与相互依存的农村地区的用水冲突日益加剧。虽然水治理不善经常被认为是造成这种城乡冲突的关键原因，但它也被认为是解决这些冲突的潜在途径。就印度中部的那格浦尔地区而言，水资源压力如今已成为一个严重关切的问题。那格浦尔市的用水需求主要通过多用途彭奇水坝优先满足，但最近水资源供应量的下降引起了对彭奇指挥区灌溉的过度担忧。为了证实对更广泛的那格浦尔都市区持续的水资源冲突的有限了解，本研究分析了一组与 Pench 项目的历史及其水资源利用趋势相关的特定二手数据。通过揭示灌溉面积的周期性下降和用于灌溉的地下水使用量的增加，揭示了增加向那格浦尔市输水的跨部门和跨界影响。为了解决这些问题，本研究提出了基于利益共享和多利益相关方参与的可行治理策略。