Question

LETS UNDERSTAND WHY
THIS IS SO THROUGH THE
FOLLOWING EXAMPLE:
Example 1: Groundwater in India
“Recent evidence suggests that the groundwater is under
serious threat of overuse in many parts of the country. About 300 districts have reported a water level decline of over 4 metres during the past 20 years. Nearly one-third of the country is overusing their groundwater reserves. In another 25 years,60 per cent of the country would be doing the same if the present
way of using this resource continues. Groundwater overuse is particularly found in the agriculturally prosperous regions of Punjab and Western U.P., hard rock plateau areas of central and south India, some coastal areas and the rapidly growing urban
settlements."
(a) Why ground water is overused?
(b) Can there be development without overuse?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)Groundwater overuse is particularly found in the agriculturally prosperous regions of Punjab and Western U.P., hard rock plateau areas of central and south India, some coastal areas and the rapidly growing urban

settlements."

b) Groundwater overuse is particularly found in the agriculturally prosperous regions of Punjab and Western U.P., hard rock plateau areas of central and south India, some coastal areas and the rapidly growing urban

settlements."