Yes, it is possible that an area or region may have ample water resources but still faces water scarcity mainly due to the following reasons.
(a) Many cities in India are facing this problem because of large and growing population, the increasing demand for water and unequal access to it. More water is needed for domestic purposes.
(b) Water resources are exploited to irrigate agricultural areas. Due to expansion of agriculture to feed the growing population and to get higher food production, farmers have wells and tube wells in their farms to irrigate their fields and to increase their produce. As a result the underground water levels are falling tremendously and affecting water availability and food security.
(c) Intensive industrialization and urbanization has led to more demand for water. Industries exert pressure on fresh water resources. Industries also need power to run them. Hydroelectric energy provides most of the power. Today hydroelectric power contributes about 22 per cent of the total electricity produced.
