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Per Capita Availability of Water

Part of: Prelims and GS-III- Economy

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The average annual per capita water availability in the years 2001 was 1816 cubic meters while it reduced to 1545 cubic meters in 2011
This may further reduce to 1486 cubic meters in 2021 and 1367 cubic meters in 2031
As per Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 135 litre per capita per day (lpcd) has been suggested as the benchmark for urban water supply.
For rural areas, a minimum service delivery of 55 lpcd has been fixed under Jal Jeevan Mission, which may be enhanced to higher level by states
As per NCIWRD percentage of water used for irrigation out of the total water use for the year 1997-98 was 83.30%. The same is estimated to decrease to 72.48% by 2025.
NCIWRD= National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development

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