HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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natural springs in the desert
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melting ice in the mountains
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rain-fed streams in the plateau
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large lakes in the northern plain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river systems comes from the Himalayan Mountains, the largest mountains in the world, which absorb much of the precipitation that is blown north from the Indian Ocean into Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -These areas depend primarily on water from monsoonal rains and less on glacial meltwater. Therefore, factors such as groundwater depletion and increasing human water use could have a greater impact on water supply than glacial retreat.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra are all rivers that flow through the country of India, as well as a few other Asian countries. All three rivers have historical significance to civilizations around the Indiana subcontinent and south central Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Water Shortages: The seasonal runoff from Himalayan glaciers, to some degree, provides different water services to about 800 million people for the purposes including irrigation, hydropower and drinking water. As the glaciers melt unconventionally, it will eventually result in water shortages.