Water scarcity

In India some causes of water scarcity are:

• Uncontrolled use of bore-well technology for extracting groundwater:
• Farmers have overexploited groundwater resource in our country due to uncertain monsoons and an unreliable state water supply.

Pollution of freshwater resources:

• This is due to the flow of untreated sewage from homes, toxic chemicals from industries, and of pesticides and insecticides used by farmers into water bodies.

No effective measures for water conservation:

• Very little has been done for groundwater recharge and for care of freshwater ecosystems.