Question

Why is it necessary to conserve water resources of India? Give four reasons.

Answer 1

i) To safeguard ourselves from health hazards as the quality of water is badly affected by discharge of urban wastes, industrial effluents, pesticides and fertilisers.
(ii) To ensure food security to the people.
(iii) Continuation of human activities and prevention of degradation of environment.
(iv) To control over-exploitation and mis-management of water resources leading to depletion of water and ecological crisis affecting the life of millions of people.

Answer 2

Answer:

Water is essential for all living beings. About 75% of our body weight is composed of water. We cannot survive without water as it is required for all biological activities. This shows the importance of water for life.

The earth has plenty of water. But most of this water is available in the form of saline water which is not fit for use. Less than 1% of total water on earth is available as drinking water. This shows that water is precious for us.

Due to growing population, we are using water like never before. At many places, people are overexploiting water resources. Due to this, people at most of the places are suffering from acute shortage of water. In the context of above scenario, it can be said that water conservation is necessary.