Water in India
Water in India: Overview India is endowed with a rich and vast diversity of water resources. India has seasonal rainfall with high temporal and spatial variability. 50% of precipitation falls in just 15 days and over 90% of river flows in just four months. Pre twentieth century India had community level water resource management practices in place, across regions. India has invested in building its water infrastructure (dams, reservoirs and canals) in arid areas. The per capita water storage capacity in India is much below that of China and the US. Indian rivers are in a state of decay. India’s irrigation and water supply services are in poor shape. Urban India heavily depends upon groundwater sources to meet the daily water requirements. The total utilizable water resources of India are assessed as 1086 km3. www.india-reports.com
Annual water requirement for different uses (in km3) Year
Surface Water
Year 1997-98
Irrigation Domestic Industries Power Inland navigation
318 17 21 7
Environment - Ecology
Ground Water
Total Water Use
Evaporation Losses Total Irrigation Domestic Industries Power Total Grand Total Irrigation Domestic Industries Power Inland navigation Environment - Ecology Evaporation Losses Total
Source: National Institute of Hydrology, India, 2005
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36 399 206 13 9 2 230 629 524 30 30 9 0 0 36 629
Low 330 23 26 14 7
Year 2010 High 339 24 26 15 7
% 48 3 4 2 1
Low 325 30 47 25 10
Year 2025 High 366 36 47 26 10
% 43 5 6 3 1
Low 375 48 57 50 15
Year 2050 High 463 65 57 56 15
% 39 6 5 5 1
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42 447 213 19 11 4 247 694 543 42 37 18 7 5 42 694
42 458 218 19 11 4 252 710 557 43 37 19 7 5 42 710
6 65 31 2 1 1 35 100 78 6 5 3 1 1 6 100
50 497 236 25 20 6 287 784 561 55 67 31 10 10 50 784
50 545 245 26 20 7 298 843 611 62 67 33 10 10 50 843
6 65 29 3 2 1 35 100 72 7 8 4 1 1 6 100
76 641 253 42 24 13 332 973 628 90 81 63 15 20 76 973
76 752 344 46 24 14 428 1,180 807 111 81 70 15 20 76 1,180
6 64 29 4 2 1 36 100 68 9 7 6 1 2 7 100
Issues River Pollution Water Conflicts Ground water Pollution Poor management, crumbling infrastructure and depleting resources Corruption Inadequate storage capacity Aquifer Depletion
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