QUESTION

Hard

Environment & Ecology

Prelims 2013

Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?

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Explanation

Thermal Power: ~88% of annual industrial water consumption Engineering: ~5% of annual industrial water consumption Paper & Pulp: ~2.3% of annual industrial water consumption Textiles: ~2% of annual industrial water consumption

Industrial water consumption does not include water consumption of agriculture sector.

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