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Planning of Underground Saline Water

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Water Security

Summary of Planning of Underground Saline Water for Maharashtra Board Class 10 Water Security. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Notice how water quality, groundwater use, and salinity problems connect in one region. Underground saline water creates serious trouble for drinking, farming, and migration, but planned management can reduce the damage. Count two major causes of underground salinity, two major sedimentary regions i

Key Concepts

Seawater can be converted into sweet

Seawater can be converted into sweet water for drinking, agriculture, and industrial use. This is important in coastal areas where freshwater is limit

Many countries use desalination

Many countries use desalination, and 12 states and union territories of India have long seashore where it can matter. Large numbers of projects are al

The average cost of converting seawater

The average cost of converting seawater into sweet water is only 10 paise per litre. The cost is now about one-third of what it was in 1990. The Sorek

Underground saline water has two main

Underground saline water has two main reasons: sea or creek water can seep into shoreline areas when fresh water is pumped too much, and some areas na

There are two major sedimentary regions

There are two major sedimentary regions in Maharashtra: the Tapi river region in Dhule, Jalgaon, and Nandurbar, and the Purna river region in Akola, A

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the main reasons for underground saline water.
  • Distinguish between the Tapi river region and the Purna river region as saline water belt areas in Maharashtra.
  • Explain why the saline belt in Vidarbha is a major water problem area.
  • Describe the effects of saline groundwater on drinking water, farming, and soil.
  • Understand the proposed method for solving the saline water problem in the Purna basin.

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