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== Thirsty Water: Every Drop Counts ==

‘Water is the Driving force of all Nature’ - Leonardo da Vinci

Water is an essential resource to sustain life, but current studies indicate that 1.1 billion people lack access to water, with 2.7 billion experiencing water scarcity at least one month a year. ‘We never know the worth of water till the well is dry’ - Thomas fuller.

Due to decades of population growth and uncontrolled urbanization, we have neglected all aspects of preserving nature and its resources. Students are taught of Sustainable Development in books which state - ‘using natural resources in a way that they are not fully depleted, so that they can be made available to the future generations’. Is only studying in class and passing in exams can teach the value of Water? Is their no difference between studying and learning?

We might not know the value of water because we can get it easily but this is not the truth. Every sixth person on this earth does not get enough water even for drinking purpose. Millions die every year due to water cause diseases and terrifyingly every 19 second a mother loses her child due to water borne disease. According to UN Water Report litres of water available per person in USA is about 253, on the other hand per person in Africa is less than 10. With 7 billion population in 2010 water available is 6,143 m3 per capita, as the population continues to grow to 9 billion in 2050 water will be scarce to 4,556 m3 per capita.

‘Thousands have lived without love, but not one without water’ - W.H. Auden

Have you ever thought how will you grow crops without water? Remember the scene of Oscar nominated movie ‘THE MARTIAN’, how on Mars the actor grow plants from artificially created water by burning hydrogen from leftover rocket-fuel. Do we need the same scene here on Earth? Today when water is available in many parts of world then also lakhs of farmer commit suicide every year due to drought in their area.More than 100 million people live in areas of poor water quality.With 70 percent of water used for growing crops, maximum water used is waste water containing toxic chemicals, lead and other harmful compounds. Now, remember why it is advised to wash vegetables properly before cooking.

India, the land of agriculture is on the top in the list of nations suffering with water scarcity after its neighbor The Republic of China. With 1.25 billion population, Today 54 percent of the country faces high to extremely high water stress and national water supply predicted to fall 50 percent below demand by 2030 as declared by Water Resource Institute/ UN. Nation’s capital Delhi with the highest per capita water consumption in the country higher than the total consumption by Paris, Amsterdam, Bonn or more other European cities does not have enough water supply to its people and have to borrow from neighboring states- Punjab and Haryana. Metro cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune which are the backbone of the country are on the edge of worst water scarcity and their situation is like no fresh water available in coming few decades. According to India’s most prominent institution IIST, Bangalore will be unlivable  in next few years.

‘When you are dying of thirst, it’s too late to think about digging a well’.

Global governments place a high priority to deliver adequate quality water supplies, but water stocks safe for drinking are depleting continuously and serious measures for conservation must be introduced now. Students, Engineers, Scientists, Doctors, common people  all over the world should come out with new innovative and safe ideas to save water resources and reduce its depletion. Governments should made systems like Rain Water Harvesting for collecting rain water compulsory for everyone before passing any new construction proposal and should also pose heavy fine to those who do not obey it.

Join hands together and come forward to save water because it can be saved only by joint efforts of all and everyone.

Don’t let the well dry......