why is the water table depleting ? name the factors which are responsible for this depletion
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If the number of industries increases, then the water required by them will also increase. Therefore, increase of industries contributes to the depletion of water table. ... Therefore, ground water is the main source of water for agricultural activities and this causes depletion of water table.
The reasons for depletion of water table are as follow :
1.The water is being used for agriculture especially for the irrigation in green revolution ares of U.P,Haryana,Punjab region.
2. The water is being over-exploited in urban areas for domestic purpose and drinking purpose.
3.Industries are heavy users of water as they need fresh water for industrial purpose i.e heavy industries.
4.Again Industries dump the chemical waste in river, lake and etc which consecutively pollute the water dangerously for human survival.
This way the water table is depleted.