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Identify the reasons responsible for water scarcity.
Identify the reasons responsible for water scarcity.
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The correct option is D Less rainfall
Water scarcity is the lack of availability of water resources to meet the increasing demand for water. It may be caused due to following reasons:
∙ Less rainfall leads to a reduction in the groundwater level, which inturn affects the farmers who depend on groundwater for watering their crops.
∙ Less than 1% of the total freshwater on the Earth is accessible to us. Polluting these freshwater sources further reduces the amount of consumable freshwater.
∙ Poor farming practices like repetitive cropping culture results in the loss of soil moisture and nutrients. This can result in an increased demand for water.
Water scarcity is the lack of availability of water resources to meet the increasing demand for water. It may be caused due to following reasons:
∙ Less rainfall leads to a reduction in the groundwater level, which inturn affects the farmers who depend on groundwater for watering their crops.
∙ Less than 1% of the total freshwater on the Earth is accessible to us. Polluting these freshwater sources further reduces the amount of consumable freshwater.
∙ Poor farming practices like repetitive cropping culture results in the loss of soil moisture and nutrients. This can result in an increased demand for water.
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