Water Resources

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Water scarcity occurs due to: 1) Over-exploitation and excessive use of water resources 2) Unequal access to water among different social groups 3) Large population requiring more water for domestic u

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A multi-purpose river project is a dam built across a river that serves multiple purposes simultaneously: 1) Irrigation for agriculture 2) Electricity generation (hydroelectric power) 3) Water supply

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Advantages: Provide irrigation, generate electricity, control floods, supply water for domestic/industrial use, enable navigation. Disadvantages: Cause large-scale displacement of people, affect natur

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Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save Narmada Movement) is an NGO that mobilized tribal people, farmers, environmentalists, and human rights activists against the Sardar Sarovar Dam built across the Narmada ri

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Tankas are underground tanks used for storing drinking water in Rajasthan's arid regions. They are connected to sloping roofs through pipes. During rainfall, water flows from rooftops into these tanks

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Urban water scarcity is caused by: 1) Large and dense populations requiring more water 2) Multiple housing societies with their own groundwater pumping devices 3) Over-exploitation of fragile water re

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The hydrological cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It includes processes like evaporation from water bodies, transpiration from plants, condensat

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Nehru called dams 'temples of modern India' because he believed they would lead the nation to development and progress by integrating agriculture and village economy with rapid industrialization and u