World Colleges Information

GLOBAL SITUATION:

• Less than 3% of the world’s water is fresh – the rest is seawater and undrinkable.
• Of this 3%, over 2.5% is frozen, locked up in Antarctica, the Arctic and glaciers, and not available to man.
• Thus, humanity must rely on this 0.5% for all of man’s and ecosystem’s fresh water needs.

The Indian Situation

• India has 16 % of the world’s population and 4% of its fresh water resources. 
•  Groundwater is the major source of water in our country with 85% of the population dependent on it. 
•  Groundwater water table declines 33 centimeters per year.

• Fresh water (rain and snow)availability - 4,000 BCM , most of which returns to the seas via rivers.
• Surface and ground water availability - 1,869 BCM, of which 40 % is not available.

Groundwater Consumption:

•  92% - Agricultural
•  5% - Industrial
•  3% - Domestic

Surface water Consumption:

•  89% - Agricultural
•  2% - Industrial
•  9% - Domestic