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Why is groundwater a highly overused resource?

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(1) Water is essential for life and is needed in every sphere of life.

(2) To raise crops and earn money, farmers depend on groundwater resources.

(3) With the increase in development activities, new industries are being set up. Industries are the biggest consumers of water resources.

(4) Due to increasing urbanization process, new colonies and buildings are developed. They consume huge amount of water.

(5) Also, farmers and people in general, use their own wells and tube wells for irrigation and domestic purposes.

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