The human body needs many resources to survive and some basic things to lead the human race. Water is one of the crucial resource to continue the generation of all living beings on earth. One can’t expect the life without a water (chemical name is Hydrogen Oxide, H2O). But since the man has taken technology to a higher level, he has neglected that as high as he is going up with the ever upgrading technology, the importance of water is being neglected.
A recently released report revealed that about 80% of India’s surface water is polluted. If this case remains true for few more years, then, there will be a day when Water will be declared more costly than gold.
Namami Gange Project
Ganga, the holy river of India, has been recently in the news for being one of the most polluted rivers in India. And, it is estimated that 75-80% of water pollution is from domestic sewage. The wastage of manufacturing companies, ash of cremated people, washing of clothes are few of the major reasons behind its pollution. According to a recently executed survey, it has been informed that nearly 21% of India’s disease are water born which majorly affects people from backward and slum areas. Government sanctioned INR 20,000 crore budget for this project.
The shrinkage of clean water supply is decreasing. The data have also mentioned that about 65% of the Indian cultivable land do not have irrigation facilities. The situation is expected to turn grim as survey disclosed that water supply will reduce by 50% in 2030. This is one of the drastic situation, one can ever expect.
How to tackle Water Crisis?
Now, as we have acknowledged the crisis of water, we must also gain the knowledge about how to tackle the water crisis. So, with these following three tips, this global issue can be resolved to a much higher extend.
- Conserve Rain Water: The best way to conserve water is by conserving rain water. It is the best and purest source of water. There are numerous rain water harvesting techniques which can be executed. Surface runoff harvesting, rooftop rainwater harvesting are the two broad categories under which different water conservation techniques are present.
- Expel Wastage of Water at Home: The water crisis started after neglecting the wastage of water in households. By stopping the excess use as well as wastage of water within each and every house of the nation, the problem of water crisis can be overpowered to a much higher extend. Following a few simple steps like to turn the tap off when not in use, take a bath using a bucket instead of shower, wash all the utensils at one time, etc. will help in getting half success in this issue.
- Prevent Water Pollution: As the example of the polluted Ganga River has already been present in front you all, you all must take a pledge that you will no more be the participant in polluting any of the fresh water source. Today, the work is going on to find the existence of Sarasvati River as well as cleaning of the Ganga River. But if we don’t pollute them in the initial stage, then there would not be the need of such heavy activities.
All in all, it’s up to you, the common man, who can eradicate the water crisis from the globe and make it a planet known as the Blue planet. Government is there to take possible actions and execute different projects in order to refresh polluted water, but if you will not take precautions then there will not be any need of such governmental projects/schemes.
So, what steps do you prefer the most to overcome this global problem?
