was undertaken by the farmers. 2500 fruit trees and teak plants were planted.

What other ways of restoration of a resource does the Kothapally case tell us about?

What are some common means of restoration and conservation of water resource that we came across in the cases studied so far?

According to a survey conducted in the year 2004 Total amount of water available in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh - 3814 thousand million cubic feet (TMC)
Total amount utilised - 2300 TMC of which Irrigation - 2268 TMC
Domestic use - 21 TMC
Industries - 10 TMC
Power generation - 1 TMC
Amount required for utilisation by 2025 is 3989TMC of which 3,814TMC is for irrigation, 122TMC for domestic use, 51TMC for industries and 2TMCis for power generation.

What do you think will happen if we do not take care of the sources of water?

How do you think we will meet our requirements in future?

Do you think we would have to depend upon other states or perhaps other countries as well?

Could the amount of water used for irrigation in our state be reduced? How?

Does cropping pattern have any role to play in reduction of water utilisation?
(Hint:Think of the case of Vaddicherla and Wanaparthy). Do you think one needs laws for distribution of water and its use? Why/Why not?

Source of irrigation water in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

How much per cent of area do you think is irrigated by other sources of water?

We have seen that major consumption of water is in the farming sector.

In spite of some major rivers like Godavari and Krishna, the major source of irrigation is groundwater.

Why is it important to recharge the ground water sources?

Why do the rivers fail to benefit the state to an extent they should have?