Question

What are the causes of water scarcity in India?

Answer 1

Water is essential for life and though it is a natural renewable resource, it is being depleted at a faster rate causing scarcity of water. Some of the major factors contributing to scarcity of water in India are:

1. Pollution of fresh water resources due to the discharge of toxins from the factories into the water bodies
2. Uncontrolled use of bore well technology in removing ground water by the farmers
3. No effective measures being initiated to build fresh water ecosystems and very little is being done to recharge ground water.