Which of the following is not the reason for water scarcity?

Although water covers 70% of the earth's surface, only around 3% of it is fit for human use. The rest is either frozen or salty. Due to population growth, water consumption continues to rise, eventually resulting in water scarcity. Due to the increasing rate of industries, industrial processes leads to water pollution which leads to water scarcity. The increasing rate of pollution of water renders them unsafe for human consumption. But Increasing afforestation increases the groundwater level.

Hence, An Increasing rate of afforestation is not the reason for water scarcity.