UPSC Prelims 2020 · GS Paper 1 · Q58

Environment

Medium · Groundwater and the Central Ground Water Authority

Consider the following statements regarding groundwater in India:

1. Government assessments show groundwater extraction has reached a critical or over-exploited stage in 36% of India's districts.

2. The Central Ground Water Authority was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

3. India has the largest area under groundwater irrigation of any country in the world.

Which of the statements given above are correct?