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

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

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Engineers

Paper and pulp

Textiles

Thermal power

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According to Ministry of Water Resources, about 40 billion cubic metre water is used in industrial areas of the country, which is about 6 per cent of total availability of water. Of the total water use by the industry, thermal power plants are the biggest users of water and account for 88% of the total industrial water use. They are followed by engineering (5.05%) pulp & paper (2.26%) and textiles (2.07%) industries

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