Water Starvation

"Without Water life cant survive" We have heard it multiple times but now the devil is knocking on the door. We have reached in a time where fresh water has become a precious liquid  for all but why, we have abundant source of fresh water in this country. Irony is more than half of India facing drinking water problem and how it has been created, who are we going to blame for this! The lack of foresight for conserving the limited source of Groundwater has brought us here.                             
Reason for Water Crisis

Ground water meets more than half of total requirements of clean water of the country. Urban water reqirements & Rural domestic water requirements are fulfilled by Ground water. Maximum Groundwater is used in Irrigation about 89%, household use comes second with 9% followed by industry that uses 2%. This kind of use has caused reduction in Groundwater levels in India by 61%  between 2007 to 2017. The rapid urbanisation and inadequate rainfall is the reason for sharp decline in Groundwater volume in the country and moreover about 80% of the water reaching household's in india are drained out as waste flow through sewage to pollute other water bodies including river. Israel a country that is located in desert & has learnt to deal with water crisis. Irrigation in Israel is done by re-used water. Every single city or village in India has lost its wetlands. It is estimated that around 40% of piped water in India is lost to leakage. Jal shakti ministry has already set an ambitious task to provide piped water connections to every household in the country by 2024.

To prevent this catastrophe

# Drip Irrigation by Israel- It is a micro irrigation technique by allowing water drip slowly to the roots of plants, either from above the soil or buried below. The Goal is to place water directly into the root zone and minimize evaporation. It distributes water through network of valves, pipes, tubing & emmiters.

# De-salination- There are few de-salination units in India but they are energy intensive. For that solar de-salination cut energy costs.

# Waste water recycling- In India waste water is never treated, for that reason it pollutes other water sources like ponds, lakes, river. Sewage water should be recycled & re-used for agriculture.

✓ Conclusion

India has abundant water re-sources but polluted due to various factors. Necessary steps to be followed.
- Rain water harvesting.
- Restoring & Maintaining water bodies.
- Growing trees all over the country.
- Mandatory water recycling in all apartments, Industries, Household.
- Social awareness on preservation of water & effective measures to protect natural sources, Implementing techniques for conservation could save us from water starvation.