Abstract

Water scarcity is one of the most important concern of present day geographers as water is the central subject of all kinds of developmental activities. Water is essential for all socio-economic development and for maintaining a healthy ecosystem in the world. At present reduction of water scarcity is prime goal of many countries and governments. Purulia is one of the most backward district of West Bengal in terms of economic and human development and also it has the second largest schedule tribe population. Water scarcity is a regular threat for the people of Purulia district which has a great negative impacts on development of Purulia. So it is very crucial to free the people of Purulia from this curse of water scarcity. For this purpose the present paper has been designed for the identification of root causes of water scarcity of Purulia .But it is impossible to reduce the present day scenario of water scarcity of Purulia without investigating the true causes of water scarcity for further water resource management planning of the district.

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