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Mention three causes of scarcity of water in our country.


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Three causes of scarcity of water in our country:

  1. Pattern of rainfall: Rainfall is not even every year. Also, some parts of the country get more rainfall, while some parts like Rajasthan get very little rainfall.
  2. Loss of water: Water shortage occurs in areas located on deforested slopes because of excess run-off. It also occurs in rocky areas where rainwater cannot seep into the ground, as in parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Bihar etc.
  3. Overuse: Delhi gets it's water supply from five rivers. Yet there is water shortage due to extreme overuse of water in metro cities.

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