explain any three factors responsible for depletion of water resources.examine any two legislative measures for controlling water pollution in India
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Answer: The factors responsible for the depletion of water resources are :
1. Increasing population : As a result of increasing population , all the facilities such as houses , shops , roads , offices . increase to fulfil the increasing demands . This , in turn , decreases the open area for seepage of water into ground .
2.Increasing industries : Most of the stages of manufacturing processes in industries require water . If the number of industries increases , then the water required by them will also increase . Therefore increase of industries contributes to the depletion of water table .
3.Agricultural activities : India is an agricultural country and agriculture is impossible without water . The water for agriculture is mainly utilized from ground water , rain water , and canal water . As there is no rainfall in many places , agriculture cannot be entirely depended on rain water . Also canal water is available in a few places only . Therefore ground water is the main source of the water for agricultural activities and these causes depletion of water table .
Two legislative provisions are as follow : Water [ prevention and control of pollution act of 1974 . Environment protection act [1986] . Generation of awareness in public about the importance of water in life and impacts of water pollution is necessary .