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India’s rivers are not like they used to be due to the pressure of population and development, due to the fact that our perennial rivers are becoming seasonal. The number of droughts and subsequent floods have increased a lot over the past few decades.
Our holy river Ganga is one which is maximum affected and has dried up to a great extent.
A lot of smaller rivers have already vanished while the major ones are in the middle of interstate water dispute issues. Estimates show that 65% of our water needs are met by rivers, but on the other hand in the next 15 years, we might have only half the water that is required for our survival.
This River has had 44% of water depletion, with an extremely high risk of flooding in the monsoons. It has also lost 78% of tree cover. It passes through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Passing through the states of Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Godavari has depleted up to 20% and lost 88% of its tree cover.
Kaveri, too, has lost similar tree cover and 39% of its water has depleted. Both Godavari and Kaveri, the latter passing through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, have risks of dry season droughts.
The state of Krishna is quite deplorable. It has lost 97% of tree cover, depleted up to 61% and has risks of both dry season drought and monsoon floods, putting the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at risk.
This River passes through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and has high risks of monsoon floods. It has also lost 94% of its tree cover.
Passing through states in North India, the Yamuna has faced 60% of water depletion as the World Bank report estimates.
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal run the risk of a monsoon flood due to this river.
The Noyyal which passes through Tamil Nadu has a high risk of dry season drought.
The southern states could be victims of monsoon floods all over again with the high risk that Kabini poses.
Another river that poses high risks of monsoon floods to the states it passes through (Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana).
Gomti too gives Uttar Pradesh extremely high risks of a monsoon flood.
The restoration of Sabarmati has been less ecological and more for the purpose of beautification. It gives risks of both dry season droughts and monsoon floods to Rajasthan and Gujarat.
It had recently dried up causing a halt to all power plants that derived water from it. There had already been severe droughts in the region in the mid-1970s.
It is just not our everyday needs that are met by these rivers, but also the needs of various factories, manufacturing unit, power plants, local bodies and so on. Without having the needs met, life could come to a standstill. Our country needs to plant more trees and increase the forest cover of the rivers to allow for proper water cycle and normalize the effects of monsoon rains throughout the country.
http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=WRIS_Publications#Basin_Reports
By Damini Bhattacharya
Nov 18, 2018
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India’s rivers are not like they used to be due to the pressure of population and development, due to the fact that our perennial rivers are becoming seasonal. The number of droughts and subsequent floods have increased a lot over the past few decades.
Our holy river Ganga is one which is maximum affected and has dried up to a great extent.
A lot of smaller rivers have already vanished while the major ones are in the middle of interstate water dispute issues. Estimates show that 65% of our water needs are met by rivers, but on the other hand in the next 15 years, we might have only half the water that is required for our survival.
This River has had 44% of water depletion, with an extremely high risk of flooding in the monsoons. It has also lost 78% of tree cover. It passes through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Passing through the states of Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Godavari has depleted up to 20% and lost 88% of its tree cover.
Kaveri, too, has lost similar tree cover and 39% of its water has depleted. Both Godavari and Kaveri, the latter passing through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, have risks of dry season droughts.
The state of Krishna is quite deplorable. It has lost 97% of tree cover, depleted up to 61% and has risks of both dry season drought and monsoon floods, putting the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at risk.
This River passes through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and has high risks of monsoon floods. It has also lost 94% of its tree cover.
Passing through states in North India, the Yamuna has faced 60% of water depletion as the World Bank report estimates.
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal run the risk of a monsoon flood due to this river.
The Noyyal which passes through Tamil Nadu has a high risk of dry season drought.
The southern states could be victims of monsoon floods all over again with the high risk that Kabini poses.
Another river that poses high risks of monsoon floods to the states it passes through (Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana).
Gomti too gives Uttar Pradesh extremely high risks of a monsoon flood.
The restoration of Sabarmati has been less ecological and more for the purpose of beautification. It gives risks of both dry season droughts and monsoon floods to Rajasthan and Gujarat.
It had recently dried up causing a halt to all power plants that derived water from it. There had already been severe droughts in the region in the mid-1970s.
It is just not our everyday needs that are met by these rivers, but also the needs of various factories, manufacturing unit, power plants, local bodies and so on. Without having the needs met, life could come to a standstill. Our country needs to plant more trees and increase the forest cover of the rivers to allow for proper water cycle and normalize the effects of monsoon rains throughout the country.
http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=WRIS_Publications#Basin_Reports
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