Question

A
bottle
packaging
company
established
in
Rohan’s
village
started
extracting


quantity
of
water
from
the
ground.
It
affected
both
the
quantity
and
quality
of
water.


All
the
wells
in
their
village
dried
up.
Women
now
had
to
walk
nearly
five
kilometres


to
fetch
water.
All
the
villagers
united
to
protest
against
the
packaging
company
and


led
to
its
permanent
closure.

a)
Why
the
wells
in
village
dried
up?

b)
How
can
groundwater
be
replenished
again?

c)
What
is
water
table​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Q19. A bottle packaging company established in Rohan's village started extracting a large

quantity of water from the ground. It affected both the quantity and quality of water.

All the wells in their village dried up. Women now had to walk nearly five kilometres

to fetch water. All the villagers united to protest against the packaging company and

led to its permanent closure,

a) Why the wells in village dried up?

b) How can groundwater be replenished again?

c) What is water table

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