UPPCS GS-VI · 12 marks · 200 words
Discuss the significance of the Bundelkhand region's water crisis and the interventions attempted under state and central schemes.
बुंदेलखंड क्षेत्र के जल-संकट के महत्व तथा राज्य एवं केंद्र की योजनाओं के अंतर्गत किए गए हस्तक्षेपों की विवेचना कीजिए।
What “Discuss” demands
present several distinct facets of the issue and connect them into an argument, giving the competing views real weight rather than one line each.
The characteristic failure: a list of points with no argument running through them.
What a top answer must contain
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- Bundelkhand: rain-shadow variability, granite terrain, low groundwater recharge; recurring drought districts (Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Banda)
- Ken-Betwa Link Project (approved 2021, ~₹44,000 cr) — first under National Perspective Plan; Panna tiger-reserve trade-off
- Jal Jeevan Mission har-ghar-jal saturation push in Bundelkhand announced first
- Traditional systems: Chandela-era tanks revival under MGNREGS convergence
- Farm ponds / Khet Talab scheme and drought-proofing outcomes
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