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Why is the level of groundwater utilisation relatively high in the river basins lying in north-western region and parts of South India?

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(a) Water percolates easily in alluvial soil construction is easy. (b) Northern states are mostly the agricultural states where the water is used for irrigation. ( c) South India is hard in rocky terrain, percolation of the water becomes difficult, moreover, canal construction is costly because of topography.
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