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The country accounts for 18% of the world's population but has access to only about 4% of the world's water resources. One of the proposed measures to address India's water challenges is the Indian Rivers Interlinking Project. [2] Approximately 80% of India's land area receives rainfall of 750 millimetres (30 in) or more annually.
India accounts for 18% of the world population and about 4% of the world’s water resources. One of the solutions to solve the country’s water woes is to create Indian Rivers Inter-link.c [2] India has been successful in creating live water storage capacity of about 253 billion cubic meter (BCM) so far.
Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India. The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]
India accounts for 13 per cent of commitments in global water aid for 2006–07, receiving an annual average of about US$ 830 million (€620 million), more than double the amount provided to China. India's biggest water and sanitation donor is Japan, which provided US$ 635 million, followed by the World Bank with US$ 130 million.
India, officially the Republic of India, [j] [21] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country from June 2023 ...
India's territorial waters extend into the sea to a distance of 12 nautical miles (13.8 mi; 22.2 km) from the coast baseline. [7] India has the 18th largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 2,305,143 km 2 (890,021 sq mi). The northern frontiers of India are defined largely by the Himalayan mountain range, where the country borders China, Bhutan, and ...
This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. [1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States.
Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin.It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.