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What is fresh water? What is its availability on the earth?

2.5%

Freshwater is the water that can be used by living beings such as water for drinking, irrigation etc. Three-fourth of the world is covered with water.2.5 % of the total water available on the earth's surface is fresh water which can be used by living beings.


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