Name: Uneven Distribution of Water
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Description: You have probably heard about floods and droughts occurring at the same time across the country. It is due to the uneven distribution of water. Watch the vid...

Question

Look at the map of India shown below. The scale on the left-hand side represents the percentage depletion of groundwater.

a. Which states have the maximum depletion of groundwater?
b. Name two states where the water depletion is around $70 % — 90 %$ .
c. Identify any three states that have minimum depletion of groundwater?
d. What could be the possible reasons for groundwater depletion?

Accepted Answer

The top-level of this underground water is called the water table.

From the given map,

a. Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab are the states of India which have the maximum depletion of groundwater.

b. The two states of India where the water depletion is around $70 % - 90 %$ are Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

c. Three states of India that have minimum depletion of groundwater are Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.

d. The depletion of groundwater is caused by a variety of factors. Some of them are population growth, deforestation, pollution of freshwater resources, increasing industries, agricultural activities, etc.

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