Read the following text and do the tasks that follow. Residents of Saptari district have been hit by a shortage of water lately. The groundwater…
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Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.
Residents of Saptari district have been hit by a shortage of water lately. The groundwater level has dropped after pumping increased in the area over the past few years. The majority of families in Saptari rely on groundwater for both drinking and irrigation purpose.
Expert said the haphazard destruction in Chure is the main reason why the groundwater level has dropped in Saptari.
"We cannot draw water from the tube-well as we did in the past", said Satya Narayan Yadav of Topa.
Another local Khadga Nath Yadav, said, "Even when using the boring system, we are unable to extract sufficient water for irrigation purpose."
Engineer Shailendra Kumar Jha of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office in Rajbiraj said, "Saptari district has not received sufficient rainfall this year. This has also led to the drop in groundwater level." He said, "If the situation continues, Saptari will face an acute shortage of water in 10 years."
Jha also said an ecological imbalance in the district has contributed to the depletion of groundwater.
Most of the rivers and rivulets in the district have started to dry up, and the water level in various ponds has decreased.
3.1 Fill in the blanks with the correct information from the text. (5×1=5)
I. The people of Saptari district face ..........
II. Because of increased pumping in the district ......... has decreased.
III. The main cause of the decrease in the level of ground water in Saptari is ..........
IV. Khadga Nath Yadav is the ......... of Saptari district.
V. Depletion of groundwater was caused due to ..........
3.2 Answer the following questions. (5×1=5)
I. What do many people in Saptari depend on for drinking water?
II. How is drawing water from tube-well different at present?
III. Why do people use the boring system?
IV. Where does Shailendra Kumar Jha work?
V. According to Shailendra Kumar Jha, what is the reason for decreasing groundwater level?