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Climate change affects water resources through warming of the atmosphere, alterations in the hydrologic cycle, glacier melting, rising sea levels, and changes in precipitation patterns (amount, timing, and intensity). In the Indian scenario, due to the alteration of monsoon patterns, rainfall becomes more intense and cumbersome, and it is concentrated on fewer rainy days. Climate change influences the quantity of water resources of India through the impact on glaciers, groundwater, and flood events. The probable climate change impacts on water resources of India are depicted through the flow diagram in Figure 1.1.