1. What are the important water resources in India?

The important water resources in India are listed below:

i.Rivers
ii.Ponds
iii.Lakes
iv.Tank

2. List the early water storages in your state.

The early water storages in kerala are :

i.Dams
ii.Rain water harvest
iii.Madakas

3.where does India’s water come from?

A major portion of India’s water come two ways:

i.rainfall

ii.and glacial snowmelt in the Himalayas.

4.What is an aquifer?

An aquifer is a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move. Aquifer
must be both permeable and porous and include such rock types as sandstone,
conglomerate, limestone and unconsolidated sand and gravel. 

5. Write a note on the irrigation methods in India.

In India, the irrigated area consists of about 36 per cent of the net sown area.
There are various techniques of irrigation practices in different parts of India. These methods
of irrigation differ in how the water obtained from the source is distributed within the field.
Irrigation in India is done through wells, tanks, canals, perennial canal, and multi-purpose
river valley projects.
Surface Irrigation:
In this technique water flows and spreads over the surface of the land. Varied

quantities of water are allowed on the fields at different times.

Free Flooding:
This flooding system of irrigation is used from ancient times. Flooding method

consists in applying the water by flooding the land of rather smooth and flat

topography. In current 

Border Strip Method:

length varies In this technique of irrigation, a field is divided into number of strips.

The width of strip varies from 10 to 15 metres and from 90 m to 400 m.

Well and Tube Well Irrigation:

A well is a hole dug in the ground to get the subsoil water. Normal well is about 3-5

metres deep but deeper wells up-to 15 metres are also dug. 

6. What is catchment area, River basin.

Drainage basin, also called catchment area, or  watershed, area from which all
precipitation flows to a single stream or set of streams.
The boundary between drainage basins is a drainage divide: all the precipitation on
opposite sides of a drainage divide will flow into different drainage basins .

TASK 2:
AQUIFER SYSTEM OF MY STATE -KERALA

The atlas entitled the aquifer system of kerala is a step towards achieving the
ultimate goal of aquifer wise management of ground water resources in kerala.

The tiny State of Kerala, is home to about 3 percent of its population. Though richly
endowed with surface water sources such as rivers, tanks and ponds and having average
annual utilization of only a small portion of the available resources underlain by crystalline
rocks devoid of In alluvial formations with multiple aquifer systems in part of the coastal
tract, quality is often a constraint in the optimum development of ground water resources.

MAJOR BASINS AND SUB BASINS

1.PERIYAR RIVER( Rivers flowing from Kanyakumari and Sharavati to Arabian sea)
Catchment area in kerala -35985
Sub basins : Netravati, Periyar, Varar and others.
No of water sheds : 7,17&8 respectively.

2.KAVERY RIVER
Catchment area in kerala -2879
Sub basin : Kavery middle
No of water sheds :5
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Alluvium :Laterite :Granite : Schist : Quartzite : Charnockite: Khondalite: B G C : Gneiss :Intrusives To
Area % Area % Area % Area % Area % Area % Area % Area % Area % Area %

13 36 1.6 284 13.0 1872 85.4 2192