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Explainhow groundwater is recharged.

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Rain waterand the water from water bodies on earth’s surface pass throughthe soil by the process of infiltration. The infiltrated water thengets accumulated in the aquifer deep under the ground. There are somelayers of impermeable rocks which prevent the water in the aquiferfrom seeping down further.

In thisway, the ground water is recharged.


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