Water Resources

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Water: Some facts and figures

  1. Water covers nearly 3/4 th of the Earth's surface.
    • 96.5% of the total water on Earth is in oceans.
    • 2.5% is freshwater that exists in rivers and glaciers.
  2. India receives 4% of the world’s rainfall and it ranks 133 in terms of water availability per person in a year.