Question

why is it important to maintain the water table??

Answer 1

The maintance of water table is important to conserve ground water. It is important to maintain water table because :

• Ground water represents the 30% of the fresh water available for us, which we can use for drinking, irrigation and other domestic purpose.
• It is important for the vegetation as provides moisture to soil across wide area
• In extreme summers when most of the water in lakes and river dries up because of evaporation, we can still depend on ground water and use it.