4. You are Bhumi. You decide to write an article on the topie: Conserve water to overcome
scarcity, for your school magazine. Write an artiele expressing your views on this grave
ituation, using the hints given below.
(Word limit: 80-100)
• villagers travel many kilometre to fetch water
• scorching summer
• ground water exploitation
• use less water and avoid wasting water
Answers
Explanation:
Water conservation includes all the policies, strategies and activities to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, to protect the hydrosphere, and to meet the current and future human demand. Population, household size and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used. Factors such as climate change have increased pressures on natural water resources especially in manufacturing and agricultural irrigation.[1] Many countries have already implemented policies aimed at water conservation, with much success.[2]
United States 1960 postal stamp advocating water conservation.
The goals of water conservation efforts include:
Ensuring the availability of water for future generations where the withdrawal of freshwater from an ecosystem does not exceed its natural replacement rate.
Energy conservation as water pumping, delivery and wastewater treatment facilities consume a significant amount of energy. In some regions of the world over 15% of total electricity consumption is devoted to water management.
Habitat conservation where minimizing human water usage helps to preserve freshwater habitats for local wildlife and migrating