Question

How would you ensure a balanced water development in a country like India where water distribtion is uneven?

Answer 1

Answer:

5.1 Intercepting, diverting, storing and transferring water

5.1.1 Rainwater harvesting

5.1.2 Water diversions

5.1.3 Storing water in reservoirs

5.1.4 Transferring water among basins

5.2 Water re-use

5.3 Desalination

The source document for this Digest states:

Numerous responses have been put forward to meet the ever-increasing demand for water. In some cases, the response focuses on how to compensate for the natural variability in the hydrological cycle in order to provide a continuously available resource. In other circumstances, the response focuses on overcoming the reduced availability in water quantity or quality that results from human and development impacts, from a demand management perspective.