Question

Mention ten reasons responsible for Water crisis in India.

Answer 1

The water scarcity is mostly man made due to excess population growth and mismanagement of waterresources. Some of the major reasons for water scarcity are: Inefficient use of water for agriculture. ... Sewage and wastewater drainage into traditionalwater bodies.

Answer 2

There are many reason for the increasing water scarcity in India.

• Ineffective water source management.
• Wasting water in large level
• Inefficient usage of water for agriculture
• Poor maintenance of the traditional water recharging areas.
• Wastewater and sewage discharge in water bodies.
• Pumping of waste into ground water.
• Chemical and industrial waste release in water bodies.
• Deforestation.
• Increasing population.