WATER MATTERS Groundwater Resources Uttarakhand

It is ironical that despite having the potential to act as a water reservoir of India by virtue of its extraordinarily dense drainage network and natural sources, Uttarakhand suffers from water shortage. Apart from ecological reasons, indiscriminate human activities such as deforestation, pollution, and competitive utilisation of water and inadequate water management are some of the problems faced by the region. Revival of traditional methods towards water conservation is needed in conjecture with judicious use of modern technologies.

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