World Resource Institute has concluded that India is facing the worst water crisis in its history. More than 600 million people are facing acute water shortages. Critical groundwater resources – which account for 40% of our water supply – are being depleted at unsustainable rates.
Climate change is causing adverse changes to the Riparian eco-tones of ‘Water Tower of Asia’ where already dry season flows are struggling to meet demands of population explosion, urbanization and overuse on major rivers and especially trans-boundary rivers like the Ganges and Brahmaputra make water-related challenges more pronounced.
Some celebrity journalist writing a column in a national daily or having a show during prime time on a leading TV channel or even be a bureaucrat or a politician tweaking legislations to be a water warrior. Small steps matter
Presently the situation of potable water availability is quite grim in villages as indiscriminate use of chemicals in agriculture has had very serious repercussions on ground and surface water quality.
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