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NATURAL RESOURCES. — Geography STD 12 Arts — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtsGeographyNATURAL RESOURCES.3 Marks
Question
Give brief information about surface water.
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Answer

  • Major rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Sutlej, Kaveri etc. flow in India.
  • These rivers are a very important and widespread form of surface water resources of the country.
  • Surface water is also available in the form of lakes, ponds and springs.
  • States like Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir receive snowfall in addition to rainfall.
  • So even in these states surface water remains more accessible.
  • Dams have been built on the rivers with more water in India.
  • This has led to the creation of huge artificial reservoirs.
  • There are artificial reservoirs like Govindsagar, Sardar Sarovar, Nizamsagar, Nagarjunasagar etc.
  • These lakes can be drained to distant areas.
  • All these canals benefit millions of hectares of irrigated land.
  • With the Arabian Sea in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the east, and the Indian Ocean in the south, seawater is also accessible.

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