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

Answer: (d) Thermal power

India is a water rich country with 4% of world’s water resources.
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.
Power Generation Scenario:
- India mainly uses three types of thermal power plants- Coal, Gas and Liquid-fuel based.
- The electricity generated by these plants adds up to 62.2% of the total power generation in the country.