Ananya's society has recently installed 15 hand pumps and deep boring pipes to cater to the water scarcity of the society. Ananya thinks this is not a good idea as this can hamper the water table. Do you think she is right? [3 MARKS]

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Groundwater is a major source of fresh water to the people on land. It's true that ground water gets recharged through infiltration but the process of infiltration is very slow and if the rate of consumption of groundwater is greater than the rate of infiltration then even groundwater can be depleted. So, Anaya's concern is correct and people should use groundwater judiciously otherwise the water table would go down and ultimately we will run out of groundwater.

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