Water Crisis

Water, like religion and ideology, has the power to move people. Since the starting of the humankind, people have moved to settle close to water. Despite water being an existential need for humans, it’s also one of the most under prioritized but over abused commodity. Water is central to our lives but it has not been the central point of focus in our planning while we rapidly evolve into urban society.

More than 100 million people live in areas of poor water quality. With 54% of Indians face high to extreme high Water stress. Dispatching a water train for the drought-hit district of Latur shows the seriousness of the issue.

Over the years the, increasing population, growing industrialization, expanding agriculture and risinf standards of living have pushed up the demand for water. Efforts have been made to collect water by building dams and reservoirs and creating ground water structures as well. Recycling and desalination of water are other options but cost involved is very high. Our water resources have now entered an era of scarcity. We have started facing water shortage crisis. It may be maintained that water available to us is the same as it was before but the population and the consequent demand for water has increased manifold. Ground water Is also depleting at a fast rate.

High time for us to realise that something as essential as water needs to be saved and used judiciously. Single drop could also mean huge when it comes to saving water. Just as we are moved by water, we must move quickly in order to save it.