Flow resources Groundwater Drainage Water Sharing Law
Watershed Catchment Area Drought Percolation
Improve your learning
Draw a table to describe the major river systems in India with the following items:
direction of flow, countries or regions through which they pass and relief features
of the areas.
Identify and list arguments that would support or oppose the use of groundwater in
various contexts such as agriculture, industry etc.
Make a list of challenges faced in the water resources in the Tungabhadra basin.
Identify the solutions that have been discussed in the context of these problems
either in this chapter or elsewhere in different classes.
Which aspects of farming practices were regulated in the context of Hiware Bazar
to improve the water conservation?
How significant are the laws and people’s actions, in the context of water resources?
Write a short note based on the ideas discussed in the last two sections of the chapter.
In what ways is water bought and sold in your area and for what purposes? Do you
think there should be some checks and balances for this? Discuss.
Availability of water is decreasing day by day. Ground water level is decreasing.
How will it affect our lives, if this situation continues? Discuss the preventive measures and our responsibility?
Debate:
Is social control on drawing out and consumption of ground water necessary? Conduct a debate in classroom
Conduct a debate on, “whether water is a common resource or not”?
Project
Think of plans for your village or locality, which if implemented would help everyone.