3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
(4 x 2 = 8 marks)
a) Siddhi's grandma's village is drought prone. Being an active citizen, she wants to
solve this issue of water crisis in the village Suggest two ideas that she can propose
to manage water at the community level,
b)
xplain to effect
Answers
There seems to be no end to the drinking water crisis in the Bemetara district in Chhattisgarh. It is only becoming worse with every passing day. More than 40 percent of all the hand pumps installed in the district have run dry due to the depletion of groundwater level.
This situation has been going on since 2015 with Saja and Bemetara blocks in the district being the worst affected. As per the district data report, in 2017, Bemetara received only 75 percent (788.92 mm) of the expected rainfall (1037.2 mm).
Bagledi village in Saja block is a fitting example of the mismanagement of water by the district administration. "It has been two decades since Keshtara gram panchayat has begun supplying water two hours a day to Bagledi village under the group water scheme. But the water supplied per household per day is not more than 20 litres. The women of the village have to walk more than two km daily to bring drinking water,” says Omkar Prasad Verma, an employment assistant at Keshtara gram panchayat.