Question

What are the quantitative and qualitative aspects of water scarcity in India?

Answer 1

This presentation  highlights the grave water situation in Bihar in the context of the emerging water quality and quantity issues that the world and especially developing countries will be facing in the near future.

The presentation informs that the water situation in Bihar is in a serious crisis, inspite of the ample resources that it has been blessed with due to:

High dependence on groundwater (85%)Over extraction of ground water for irrigationUncontrolled deforestationNeglect of traditional practices and systems, including rain water harvestingInadequate integrated water management and watershed developmentEmerging water quality problems

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.