Q. Recently, the first census of waterbodies has been released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, with respect to it which of the following states has the highest number of ponds and reservoirs and which has the highest number of lakes?
Answer:
West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively
Notes:
- The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the first census of waterbodies in India.
- The most number of waterbodies are ponds, followed by tanks, reservoirs, water conservation schemes/percolation tanks/check dams, lakes, and others.
- West Bengal has the highest number of ponds and reservoirs, whereas Andhra Pradesh has highest number of tanks.
- Tamil Nadu has the highest number of lakes and Maharashtra is the leading state with water conservation schemes.
- No encroachment on waterbodies was reported from West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.