Question

find out about the countries where some areas record the maximum incidents of floods during the rainy season and also experience droughts frequently in the same area. how will you explain the paradox? ............................ who will answer i will mark them as the brainliest ............please help meee

Answer 1

Answer:

We know that water is necessary, both for sustainable human development and for the healthy functioning of the planet’s ecosystem. Availability of freshwater globally however, is limited. Out of the 2.7 per cent of a total amount of 1 400 million km3 of freshwater, the major portion occurs in the form of permanent snow cover or deep aquifers and only a small fraction is available for use.

Although India has to support 16 per cent of the world’s population and 15 per cent of livestock, we have only 2.4 per cent of the land and 4 per cent of the water resources of the world. Out of about 4 000 km3 of precipitation in a year, as much as 3 000 km3 comes as rainfall in a short monsoon period of three to four months from June to September. The distribution of the water thus available is not uniform and is highly uneven in both space and time. The average annual water resource potential of the country is estimated to be 1 869 km3. Due to hydrological, topographical and geological limitations, however, only 690 km3 of surface water can be utilized by conventional storage and diversion structures. The annual recharge of groundwater is 433 km3.

Answer 2

China, India, Bangladesh in Asia ; Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya in Africa etc. countries record the maximum incidents of floods during the rainy season and drought in same areas.

• This paradox is unfortunate but it is reality.
• Due to lack of proper management of rainwater such incidents happens.
• Rainwater harvesting, building dams and lakes can store water during rainy season.
• This water can be used during drought season.
• Groundwater recharge is necessary during rainy season.
• Building canals will help in reaching out of water in drought prone areas.
• Mostly, this type of situation occurs due to mismanagement of resources, and rainwater during rainy season.

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