Consider the following statements: 1. 36% of Indias districts are classified as overexploited or critical by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). 2. CGWA was formed under Environment (Protection) Act. 3. India has the largest area under groundwater

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Q: (IAS/2020)
Consider the following statements:
1. 36% of India’s districts are classified as “overexploited” or “critical” by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).
2. CGWA was formed under Environment (Protection) Act.
3. India has the largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,169,121,26,169,38,57

keywords: 

{'central ground water authority': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'groundwater irrigation': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'largest area': [0, 1, 4, 7], 'environment': [2, 0, 0, 3], 'districts': [2, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'cgwa': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'protection': [8, 1, 6, 26]}

The correct answer to the question is option 4, which implies that statements 1 and 3 are accurate. Let`s break down each statement:

1. This statement is factual. CGWA has classified 36% of India`s districts as "overexploited" or "critical". Overexploited signifies that the withdrawal of groundwater is more than the recharge rate. A critical situation arises when 90-100% of the groundwater potential has been utilized.

2. The CGWA was not formed under the Environment (Protection) Act. Instead, it operates under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, which makes this statement incorrect.

3. India indeed has the largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world. It is primarily due to the significant dependency of the agricultural sector on groundwater for irrigation.

As a result, statements 1 and 3 are true, making the original provided answer incorrect.

Alert - the correct answer should be `1 and 3 only.`