Consider the following statements: 1. 36% of India's districts are classified as "overexploited" or…
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 the Environment (Protection) Act.
3. India has the largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 and 3 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
Solution
About 36% of assessment units (blocks/talukas) — not districts — are over-exploited/critical/semi-critical (1 wrong). CGWA was constituted under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (2 correct). India has the world's largest area under groundwater irrigation (39 million hectares) (3 correct). Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only.