Question

how does India get its supply of water​

Answer 1

Answer:

The rivers are the sources of drinking water for urban and rural areas, raw water for industries, and irrigation. The demand for water is ever increasing leading to over-extraction. ... Water flowing through Indian rivers is 5 % of the water flowing through all the river of the world but carry 35 % of sediments.

Answer 2

Answer:

There are four major sources of surface water. These are rivers, lakes, ponds, and tanks. In the country, there are about 10,360 rivers and their tributaries longer than 1.6 km each. The mean annual flow in all the river basins in India is estimated to be 1,869 cubic km.