Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.

Many opportunities to harness India's highly uneven seasonal river flows, concentrated in a four-month monsoon window, have been lost. Since these months carry most of the year's freshwater, the ability to hold monsoon flows in reservoirs for controlled release later is something the country cannot afford to overlook. Climate change will keep intensifying both droughts and floods. Meanwhile, many rivers still carry unused water straight to the sea every year.

With reference to the above passage, which of the following could be the most rational and practical implications for India?

1. Inter-linking of rivers should be undertaken to move surplus water to deficit basins.

2. A wider network of dams and canals should be built for proper distribution of stored water.

3. Farmers should be given easy loans for digging private borewells.

4. Water use for irrigation should be tightly regulated by law.

5. Distribution of river water across regions should be controlled by the Union Government.

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