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ABSTRACT
The major problem encountered by the islanders in the Lakshadweep group of Islands, India, is the limited availability of fresh water for drinking and cooking purposes. Groundwater is the only source of fresh water. The demand for groundwater is increasing every year due to growing population and urbanization. A proper understanding of the groundwater condition is important in order to meet this increasing demand and to formulate future development and management strategies. It is in this context, principal hydrogeological units, water table fluctuation pattern, general groundwater potential, existing groundwater withdrawal structures and draft, water quality, etc., have been studied in the Minicoy Island of Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India, through field investigations and secondary data collection. To improve the availability of fresh water to meet the increasing drinking water demand various management strategies such as, roof-top rain water harvesting, artificial recharge of groundwater through already existing wells and ponds, public participation in water conservation and wise-use of groundwater, etc, have been attempted. The experience and success of these experimentations are briefly presented in this paper.