India is well endowed with fresh water resources. Critically examine why it still suffers from water scarcity.

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Physical geography, distribution of key natural resources, factors for industrial location, geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes).

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Water Scarcity Paradox, Spatial Distribution of Water, Agricultural Over-extraction

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