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How have industrialisation and urbanisation aggravated water scarcity in India? Explain. |
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Answer» Intensive industrilisation and urbanization have caused great pressure on the existing freshwater resources in the following ways : (i) Water is used in industries in many ways. It is used as a coolant for machines. (ii) Water is required to generate hydroelectricity, to run industries as well as homes. (iii) As a result of the rapid increase in population and urbanization, the per capita consumption of water has also increased. Water is therefore, critically short of supply. |
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