Question

Explain the quantitative and qualitative aspects of water scarcity in india

Answer 1

India has got huge water sources still some of its states seriously facing scarcity of qualitative water. This is because of growing water pollution due to industrial effluents,discharge of garbage in water bodies, domestic and medical waste material dumped in water bodies. Moreover growing application of chemical fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides add to the problem.

Answer 2

Answer:

explain the quantitative aspect of water scarcity.

Ans. 1. Large growing population:- India is the second largest country of the world in terms

of population. This causes greater demand for water and unequal access of water

resources.

2. Overexploitation of water resources:- To expand irrigated areas and dry season

agriculture farmers have their own well and Tube well to irrigate their fields and increase

their produce. As a result the groundwater level is falling.

3. Industrialisation and urbanisation:- Increasing number of industries and housing societies

have exerted the pressure on existing freshwater resources. Mostly all the housing societies

have their own ground water pumping devices to meet their water needs and water tables

are falling consistently.