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    Water resources on Earth are under increasing pressure due to growing population and urbanization. Freshwater accounts for only 2.5% of the total water on Earth, with the majority locked up in ice sheets and glaciers. Water scarcity is caused by excessive water usage from agriculture, industry, and domestic use combined with over-exploitation and pollution of water sources. Both ancient and modern methods are used to manage water resources, including dams, irrigation works, artificial lakes, tanks, and multipurpose projects to provide water for consumption, irrigation, hydropower, flood control, and recreation. However, large dams also have negative environmental and social impacts like displacement of communities. Rainwater harvesting systems traditionally and currently collect rainwater

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    Water resources on Earth are under increasing pressure due to growing population and urbanization. Freshwater accounts for only 2.5% of the total water on Earth, with the majority locked up in ice sheets and glaciers. Water scarcity is caused by excessive water usage from agriculture, industry, and domestic use combined with over-exploitation and pollution of water sources. Both ancient and modern methods are used to manage water resources, including dams, irrigation works, artificial lakes, tanks, and multipurpose projects to provide water for consumption, irrigation, hydropower, flood control, and recreation. However, large dams also have negative environmental and social impacts like displacement of communities. Rainwater harvesting systems traditionally and currently collect rainwater

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    Water resources on Earth are under increasing pressure due to growing population and urbanization. Freshwater accounts for only 2.5% of the total water on Earth, with the majority locked up in ice sheets and glaciers. Water scarcity is caused by excessive water usage from agriculture, industry, and domestic use combined with over-exploitation and pollution of water sources. Both ancient and modern methods are used to manage water resources, including dams, irrigation works, artificial lakes, tanks, and multipurpose projects to provide water for consumption, irrigation, hydropower, flood control, and recreation. However, large dams also have negative environmental and social impacts like displacement of communities. Rainwater harvesting systems traditionally and currently collect rainwater

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    Water Resources Mind Map

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    Water resources on Earth are under increasing pressure due to growing population and urbanization. Freshwater accounts for only 2.5% of the total water on Earth, with the majority locked up in ice sheets and glaciers. Water scarcity is caused by excessive water usage from agriculture, industry, and domestic use combined with over-exploitation and pollution of water sources. Both ancient and modern methods are used to manage water resources, including dams, irrigation works, artificial lakes, tanks, and multipurpose projects to provide water for consumption, irrigation, hydropower, flood control, and recreation. However, large dams also have negative environmental and social impacts like displacement of communities. Rainwater harvesting systems traditionally and currently collect rainwater

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    MIND

    Water Resources
    Water: Facts

    Freshwater Saline water 96. 5%


    on Earth (2.5%) Present in oceans, seas

    Distribution of freshwater 70% in ice sheets & glaciers Less than 30% in groundwater 0.5% in rivers, lakes

    Water Scarcity
    Shortage of water Causes

    Excessive use of water Agriculture done Over-exploitation of water Dumping of industrial domestic Mis-management and
    due to growing population on a large scale resources due to urbanisation wastes in water sources wastage of water resources

    Water Resources Management

    Ancient Methods Modern Methods

    Dams Irrigation Works Artificial Lakes Tanks Multipurpose Rain-Water


    In Maurya Empire Kalinga, Nagarjunakonda, Bennur Bhopal (11 C°) Hauz-Khas in Delhi (14C°) projects harvesting

    Multipurpose Projects
    Building Dams Across Rivers

    Merits Demerits

    Excessive sedimentation Destruction of forests and Inter-state water disputes Displacement of


    at the bottom of reservoir habitat in and around rivers regarding distribution of water local communities

    Flood Water supply Generation of Fish Inland Recreation (Picnic


    for irrigation electricity breeding navigation spot, boating etc) Resulting in
    Control
    Agitation and mass movements Increase in social gap
    like Narmada Bachao Andolan between Rich and Poor

    Rainwater Harvesting
    Collecting and Storing of Rain Water

    Traditional Ways Modern Way

    Roof top rainwater


    Kuls/Guls Khadin/Johads Tankas harvesting
    Circular tanks in Western Himalayan Tanks in fields to collect Underground tanks in houses connected through
    villages to collect rain water rain water in Rajasthan pipes to collect rain water falling on roofs in Rajasthan

    Water drawn out by hand Pipe connected to underground tank Rainwater on rooftop collected
    pump or pipes from the tank containing sand and bricks for filtration through a PVC pipe

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