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Groundwater should be a/anresource and itsshould be prohibited.

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collective

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usage

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individual

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overexploitation

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Solution

The correct option is D overexploitation
Groundwater should be a collective pool of resources and its overexploitation should be prohibited. In India laws on ownership of groundwater are both outdated and inappropriate

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