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WATER
Water is a transparent and nearly
colourless chemical substance that is the main
constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans,
and the fluids of most living organisms.
Its chemical formula is H2O, meaning that
its molecule contains one oxygen and
two hydrogen atoms, that are connected
by covalent bonds. Water strictly refers to
the liquid state of that substance, that prevails
at standard ambient temperature and pressure;
but it often refers also to its solid state (ice) or
its gaseous state (steam or water vapour). It also
occurs in nature as snow, glaciers, ice
packs and icebergs, clouds, fog, dew, aquifers, and
atmospheric humidity.
Water covers 71% of the Earth's surface. It is vital
for all known forms of life. On Earth, 96.5% of the
planet's crust water is found in seas and oceans,
1.7% in groundwater, 1.7% in glaciers and the ice
caps of Antarctica and Greenland, a small fraction
in other large water bodies, and 0.001% in
the air as vapour, clouds (formed of ice and liquid
water suspended in air), and precipitation. Only
2.5% of this water is freshwater, and 98.8% of that
water is in ice (excepting ice in clouds)
and groundwater. Less than 0.3% of all freshwater
is in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere, and an even
smaller amount of the Earth's freshwater (0.003%)
is contained within biological bodies and
manufactured products. A greater quantity of
water is found in the earth's interior.
STATES FIGHTING FOR WATER
Cauvery water row explained: Why Tamil Nadu, Karnataka fight over river
usage?
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TAMIL NADU
Water is the elixir of life, a precious gift of nature
to mankind and millions of other species living on
the earth. The total water resources available in
India is 1859 km3, which is roughly 4% of the world’s
fresh water resources. The total water resources
available in India is 1850km3, which is roughly 4% of
the world’s fresh water resources. It is fast becoming
a scare commodity in most part of the world. Tamil
Nadu accounts for 4 per cent of the land area and 6
per cent of the population, but only 3 per cent of the
water resources of the country. Most of Tamil Nadu
is located in the rain shadow region of the Western
Ghats and hence receives limited rainfall from the
South-west monsoon.
KARNATAKA
Karnataka is located in the Deccan Peninsular region of India
and covers an area of 191,791 square km. Water resources of
Karnataka primarily constitutes surface and groundwater.
Rainfall is the basic source of water in the state.
Surface water is available in Karnataka in the form of rivers,
lakes, waterfalls, reservoirs, etc. Karnataka has surface water
potential of around 102 km. Being the seventh largest state in
India (area-wise), Karnataka possesses about six percent of the
country’s total surface water resources of about 17 lakh million
cubic metres (Mcum).
Karnataka is blessed with seven river basins. There are 36,753
tanks in the state and they have a capacity of about 684518
hectares
PROBLEM
A Supreme Court order asking Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery
water every day for next 10 days to neighbouring Tamil Nadu has sparked off
an agitation by farmers in Karnataka.
Cauvery Horata Samiti activists and farmers blocked roads in the
Shrirangapattana taluk of Mandya on Tuesday to protest the SC directive. A
bandh was called by the pro-Kannada outfit on Monday.
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah called an all-party meeting to discuss
the Cauvery river water issue and the apex court’s order on the matter.
Karnataka claims that the British-era agreement was not correct as it did not
get its due share of water. On the other hand, Tamil Nadu believes that it
needs the water to sustain extensive farming that has increased because of
Karnataka’s commitment to providing sufficient water.
Karnataka wants to triple its water share from the river, that originates from
Kodagu and flows through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala,
which means there Tamil Nadu’s portion will reduce.
RIVERS OF INDIA
GANGES RIVER
NARMADA RIVER
The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus. It
is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live
along its course and depend on it for their daily
needs. It is worshipped as the goddess Ganga
in Hinduism
The Narmada, also called the Rewa, is a river in
central India and the fifth longest river in
the Indian subcontinent. It is the third longest
river that flows entirely within India, after
the Godavari, and the Krishna. It is also known
as "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh" for its huge
contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh in
many ways.
YAMUNA RIVER
INDUS RIVER
KRISHNA RIVER
The name Yamuna seems to be derived from
the Sanskrit word "yama", meaning 'twin.
The Yamuna Sanskrit and Hindi: यमन
ु ा),
sometimes called Jamuna (Hindi: जमुना; is
the longest and the second
largest tributary river of the northern India.
The Indus River, also called the Sindhū
River or Abāsīn, is a major south-flowing river
in South Asia. The total length of the river is
3,180 km (1,980 mi) which makes it one of
longest rivers in Asia.
The Krishna River is the fourth-biggest
river in terms of water inflows and river
basin area in India, after the Ganga
, Godavani and Brahmaputra. The river is
almost 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) long. The
river is also called Krishnaveni .
BRAHMAPUTRA
KOSHI RIVER
The Brahmaputra ̪] is a trans-boundary river in
Asia. It is also one of the major rivers of Asia
that cuts through 4 countries: China, India,
Bhutan and Bangladesh.
As such, it is known by various names in the red
he Koshi or Kosi River , koshī nadī , kosī
nadī) drains the northern slopes of
the Himalayas in the Tibet Autonomous
Region and the southern slopes in Nepal. From
a major confluence of tributaries north of
the Chatra Gorge onwards, the Koshi River is
also known as Saptakosh.
NEWS OF WATER
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