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.

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 Annual water requirement for different uses

(in km3)
Year Year 2010 Year 2025 Year 2050
Year
1997-98 Low High % Low High % Low High %
Irrigation 318 330 339 48 325 366 43 375 463 39
Domestic 17 23 24 3 30 36 5 48 65 6
Industries 21 26 26 4 47 47 6 57 57 5
Surface Power 7 14 15 2 25 26 3 50 56 5
Water Inland navigation 7 7 1 10 10 1 15 15 1
Environment - Ecology 5 5 1 10 10 1 20 20 2
Evaporation Losses 36 42 42 6 50 50 6 76 76 6
Total 399 447 458 65 497 545 65 641 752 64
Irrigation 206 213 218 31 236 245 29 253 344 29
Domestic 13 19 19 2 25 26 3 42 46 4
Ground Industries 9 11 11 1 20 20 2 24 24 2
Water Power 2 4 4 1 6 7 1 13 14 1
Total 230 247 252 35 287 298 35 332 428 36
Grand Total 629 694 710 100 784 843 100 973 1,180 100
Irrigation 524 543 557 78 561 611 72 628 807 68
Domestic 30 42 43 6 55 62 7 90 111 9
Industries 30 37 37 5 67 67 8 81 81 7
Total Power 9 18 19 3 31 33 4 63 70 6
Water Use Inland navigation 0 7 7 1 10 10 1 15 15 1
Environment - Ecology 0 5 5 1 10 10 1 20 20 2
Evaporation Losses 36 42 42 6 50 50 6 76 76 7
Total 629 694 710 100 784 843 100 973 1,180 100
Source: National Institute of Hydrology, India, 2005

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 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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