Wakel River Basin - Rajasthan & Issues with Water Supply

Rajasthan is a region in

• South West India

• North West India

• East India

• North East India

Rajasthan is a case study example about a local scheme to increase sustainable water supply in a:

• HIC/ NEE

• LEE/NEE

• LIC / NEE

• HIC

Answer explanation

Remember:

LIC = Low Income Country

NEE = Newly Emerging Economy ( Rajasthan, is in the country of INDIA. India is a Newly Emerging Country = Countries that have begun to experience rapid rates of economic development.

HIC = High Income Country,e.g. USA, U.K

If water abstraction from an aquifer exceeds water recharge then the aquifer will eventually lose all its water

• True

• False

Which statement below, best defines sustainable development?

• Development (progress) that meets the needs of the present however it compromises the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

• Development (progress) that does meet the needs of the present whilst negatively impacting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

• Availability of a reliable source of acceptable quantity and quality of water

• Development (progress) that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

Water insecurity is

• when water supply is greater than demand

• Availability of a reliable source of acceptable quantity and quality of water

• when water availability is insufficient to ensure the good health and livelihood of a population, due to short supply or poor quality

• matching supply with demand by moving water from an area of surplus to another with deficit

Rajasthan is the

• wealthiest and wettest part of India

• coolest and wettest part of India

• driest and poorest part of India

• warmest and wettest part of India

In Rajasthan, the rainfall is less than

• 250mm per year

• 500 mm per year

• 750mm per year

• 1,500mm per year

Rajasthan is largely covered by

• The Thar Desert. Summer temperatures can reach 53 degrees, as a result there is little surface water as rain quickly soaks away and evaporates

• The Sahara Desert. Summer temperatures can reach 53 degrees, as a result there is little surface water as rain quickly soaks away and evaporates

• The Gobi Desert. Summer temperatures can reach 53 degrees, as a result there is little surface water as rain quickly soaks away and evaporates

• The Atacama Desert. Summer temperatures can reach 53 degrees, as a result there is little surface water as rain quickly soaks away and evaporates

One HUMAN factor causing water insecurity in the region is:

• Poor water management

• 53 degree temperatures

• Less than 250mm of rainfall per year

• There is little surface water, as rain quickly evaporates

One HUMAN factor causing water insecurity in the region is:

• 53 degree temperatures

• Less than 250mm of rainfall per year

• Over abstraction from unregulated pumps has resulted in falling water tables in aquifers

• There is little surface water, as rain quickly evaporates