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According to government reports from India and the UN, teenage pregnancies are rising and nearly 41% of India's population will live in urban areas by 2030. Groundwater is vital for irrigation and drinking in India but over 55% of wells now show declining water levels, threatening shortages for 60% of sources within 20 years if trends continue.

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Paper 1: Notebook: Reports Created: 11/23/2016 11:10 AM Updated: 11/24/2016 6:13 PM Author

According to government reports from India and the UN, teenage pregnancies are rising and nearly 41% of India's population will live in urban areas by 2030. Groundwater is vital for irrigation and drinking in India but over 55% of wells now show declining water levels, threatening shortages for 60% of sources within 20 years if trends continue.

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No t e b o o k:
Cre at e d :

reports
11/23/2016 11:10 AM

A u t h o r:

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Up d at e d :

11/24/2016 6:13 PM

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According to
the Indias Ministry of Health reports (1997), teenage pregnancies are reaching an all-time high
According to a 2007 UN State of the World Population report, by 2030, 40.76%
of country's population is expected to reside in urban areas.

Indias slum population standing at nearly 5.41 according to cenusu 2011.

Groundwater is a critical resource in India, accounting for over 65% of irrigation water and 85%
of drinking water supplies.
However, on current trends it is estimated that 60% of groundwater sources will be in a critical
state of degradation within the next twenty years.
According to a report by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), 55 percent of the wells in India
have registered declining trend of ground water level.

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