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What is water scarcity

Posted by Zakir Ahmed Zakir Ahmed 5 years, 10 months ago

CBSE > Class 11 > Geography

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Gaurav Seth 5 years, 10 months ago

Scarcity of water means shortage of water, an imbalance between demand and supply. Causes or the factors responsible for water scarcity are as follows:
1. growing population which is the main cause of water scarcity.
2. urbanization and industrialization which have increased the consumption of water.
3. wastage and injudicious use of water.
4. over-exploitation and mismanagement of water resources.
5. unequal access to water resources.
6. in post green revolution era, the commercial crops which are grown more, consume more water.

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