Water stored in the ground gives many advantages. Some of them are:

(i) The ground water doesn’t evaporate.

(ii) The ground water recharges wells and gives moisture to the crops spread over a wide area.

(iii) The ground water does not promote breeding of mosquitoes.

(iv) The ground water doesn’t get contaminated by human and animal wastes.

(v) The ground water gets utilized for local people’s activities.