“Scarcity of water on account of its increased demand, possess possibility the greatest demand in India.” Analyse the statement.

India has a large population compared to the limited water resources.
India has traditionally been an agrarian economy as two-third of it population has been dependent on agriculture due to which more and more water is required for irrigation purposes to increase agricultural production as rainfall is highly variable in most of the indian states.
Due to rapid industrial growth there is an increase in the demand of water for various purposes like cooling of machineries etc.
Urbanization and modern life style has also increased the demand of water.
The available water resources are also getting polluted with industrial, agricultural and domestic effluents, and this, in turn, is further limiting the availability of water resources.

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Study the given diagram and answer the questions that follow:

(18.1) Which sectors accounts for most of the groundwater utilisation? Give one reason.

(18.2) Why is the share of water utilisation in domestic sector lower in groundwater as compared to surface water?

Mention any two sources of water pollutants created by humans.

Analyse the economic and social values of rainwater harvesting.

“ ‘Erratic monsoon’ and ‘Indebtedness’ are the major problems of Indian agriculture.” Suggest and explain the measures to overcome these problems.

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