Question

what are the quantative aspects for water scarcity?

Answer 1

However, water scarcity in most of the cases is caused due to the excessive use, over exploitation and unequal access to water among different groups of society. The scarcity of water is also caused because of misuse of water by the human being.

Answer 2

Answer:

explain the quantitative aspect of water scarcity.

Ans. 1. Large growing population:- India is the second largest country of the world in terms

of population. This causes greater demand for water and unequal access of water

resources.

2. Overexploitation of water resources:- To expand irrigated areas and dry season

agriculture farmers have their own well and Tube well to irrigate their fields and increase

their produce. As a result the groundwater level is falling.

3. Industrialisation and urbanisation:- Increasing number of industries and housing societies

have exerted the pressure on existing freshwater resources. Mostly all the housing societies

have their own ground water pumping devices to meet their water needs and water tables

are falling consistently.