State two reasons for the decline of quality of groundwater
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Rise in population - As our population increases, we need more water for drinking, washing, cooking and cleaning. We also need more number of house,officers, shops and roads this means more construction work and construction itself uses in lot of water- most of it being groundwater Besides as we increase the build up area and reduce open areas there is a reduction in the amount of water seeping into the ground. This is because water cannot seep into the ground from built up area. Thus, rising population leads to an increase in consumption, and the same type a decrease in the seepage of water into the ground.
Increase in industrialization- Almost all Industries use water. As the number of industries increases, so does the consumption of water most of this water is drawn from groundwater.
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