Statement 1: According to UN world ‘water development Report 2022’,India extracts a quarter of worlds groundwater withdrawal.
Statement 2:India Needs to extract a more than quarter of the groundwater each year to satisfy the drinking water and sanitation needs of almost 18% of the worlds population living in its territory.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
