Question

Name two methods of recharging ground water.

Answer 1

Groundwater:

1. It is the water present below the surface of the earth.
2. It is a vast resource of water.
3. Almost 22% of water is below the surface land in the form of groundwater.
4. Groundwater is important as it is used for water supply in rural and urban areas for routine activities.
5. Groundwater is also used for municipal, industrial and agricultural use by building and operating extraction wells.

Two methods of recharging groundwater are:

1. Artificial Recharge of Groundwater
2. Subsurface Groundwater Recharge