Question 2

Explain how groundwater is recharged?

Answer

When the rain occurs, water oozes into the ground and then the groundwater is recharged. If, however, we keep on drawing more and more groundwater for various purposes which can be recharged by rain, then the water table will go on falling. The water table will get deeper time to time under the ground when the rain will not occurs. If this happens, then many wells, tube wells and hand pumps will dries up soon. Rain water and the water from water bodies on ground level surface pass through the soil by the process of infiltrated. This infiltrated water then get accumulated in the aquifers that is deep under the ground. There are some layers of impermeable rocks found which prevent the water in the aquifer from oozing down or leaking down further. In this way, the ground water is being recharged. 

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