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Irrigation

Electricity

Cheap TransportationPotable Water

Hydro-electricity

Aquatic Life\ProductNaval Support

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Major Rivers In India

Ganges

Brahmaputra

MahanadiKaveri

Godavri

IndusTapti

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Ganga

Ganga Is The Major

Indian River .

It is Made up ofAlaknanda And

Bhagirathi.

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Indus

Indus Is Major River

Of Pakistan.

Its Tributaries:-

Beas

Chambal

Jhelum

Ravi

Chenab

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Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra Originates in China.

It Is also know as

Tsang poIt Joins Ganga to

Form the Sunderban

Delta.

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Godavri

Godavri Has The

Importance of

Ganga in SouthIndia.

It is a Perinnial

River

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Mahanadi

Mahanadi River

Runs From West

East.It is the only

Major River in

Orissa.

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Irrigation

Irrigation is an

artificial application of

water to the soil.

It is usually used to

assist in growing crops

in dry areas.

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Role Of Irrigation

Good Irrigation Facilities provide Good

Agricultural Output which provide:-

Self-sufficient Food Recources For

Country.

Farmers Are Wealth of Nation Good

Irrigational Facilities Provide Good Output

to Farmers.

Extra output Provide Export Facilities.

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Electricity

Electricity is a general

term that encompasses a

variety of phenomenaresulting from the

presence and flow of

electric charge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_chargehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_charge

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Role Of Electricity

Electricity Supports Good and EnhancedLivelihood .

All types of Gadgets like Computers work

on Electricity.Daily Facilities Like Fans,Tubelights,Heaters work on Electricity.

Railways Work on Electricity.All Industries MNCs are Based on

Computers.

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Cheap Transportation

Water transport is

the process of

Transport a

watercraft, such asa barge, boat, ship

orsailboat, makes

over a body of water,

such as a sea, ocean,lake, canal or

river.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercrafthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bargehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailboathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailboathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bargehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercraft

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Advantages of Cheap

Transportation

Cheap Transportation Makes it Easy To

Transport Items In Large Mass.

Boating is a Method of Tourist Attraction.

Water Transport is the Easiest And Best(in

terms of cost x Mass x Speed)

Transportation.

There are no Obstacles in Betwwen The

Way.

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Potable Water

Potable wateris water

of sufficiently high quality

that it can be consumedor used without risk of

immediate or long term

harm.

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Uses of Potable Water

Potable Water is necessary for good

health of Every

Individual.

Inavilibility of Potable

Water leads to

Diseases.

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Hydro-Electricity

Hydroelectricity is

electricity generated by

hydropower, i.e., theproduction of electrical

power through the use

of the gravitational force

of falling or flowing water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropowerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropower

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Aquatic Life\Product

An aquatic

ecosystem is an

ecosystem located

In a body of water.Communities of

Organisms that are

dependent on each

other and on their

environment live in aquatic ecosystems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_waterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocoenosishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biota_(ecology)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biota_(ecology)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocoenosishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_waterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem

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Fishries

Fishing is the activity

of catching fish.

Fish are normallycaught in the wild.

Rivers Are The Major

Source of Fresh WaterFishes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_fisherieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_fisherieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish

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Naval Support

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Water Conservation

Water is a Necessityof Life and Life is not

Possible without it.

Ground WaterStorage Is the bestmethod of WaterConservation.

Water Should beConserved for HumanExistance.