WATER RESOURCES

WATER RESOURCES

WHY IS EARTH CALLED

A BLUE PLANET
From
outer
space
earth looks blue in color
due to the abundant
presence of water.
Approximately 70% of

WATER WATER
EVERYWHERE AND NOT A
DROP
TO
DRINK
About three fourth of the earths surface is

covered with water but only a small portion

accounts for use.
This freshwater is mainly obtained from surface
runoff and ground water that is continually
being recharged and renewed through a
hydrological cycle.
Now the reason why we are not able to satisfy
our needs though there is plenty of water
available is that only 2.5% of the total
percentage of water available is fresh water

WATER
SCARCITY

Water scarcityis the lack of sufficient

availablewaterresources to meet the
demands ofwaterusage within a region.
It already affects every continent and
around 2.8 billion people around the
world at least one month out of every
year. More than 1.2 billion people lack
access to clean drinkingwater.
The abundance and renewability of
water is difficult to manage that it may
lead to water scarcity.

Water shortage is generally

associated with regions
having low rainfall or those
that are drought prone.
The availability of water
resources varies over space
and time mainly due to
variations in seasonal and
annual precipitation but
water scarcity is often
caused by over exploitation,
excessive use and unequal
access to water among
different social groups.

Need for Water

Conservation and
Management

Water scarcity maybe an outcome of

large and growing population and
consequent greater demands for
water and unequal access to it.
To facilitate more food production
water resources are over-exploited to
expand irrigated areas and dry
season agriculture which leads to
falling
groundwater
levels
and
therefore adversely affecting water
availability and food security of the
people .

FACTS AND FIGURES

India receives nearly 4 per cent of the global
precipitation and ranks 133 in the world in terms of
water availability per person per annum.
The total renewable water resources of India
are estimated at 1,897 sq km per annum.
By 2025, it is predicted that large parts of India
will join countries or regions having absolute water
scarcity.
According to Falkenmark , Swedish expert , water
stress occurs when water availability is between
1,000 and 1,600 cubic metre per person per year

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