Prepare a report on tha problem of drinking water in your localidy
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India’s water crisis is often attributed to the urbanisation, industrialisation and human waste flowing into water sources and polluting groundwater, as well as corruption at different levels that delay various processes and tasks. In addition, water scarcity in India is expected to worsen as the overall population is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by year 2050.
As per the report submitted by the Committee on Restructuring the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), 2016 if the current pattern of demand continues, about half of the demand for water will be unmet by 2030. Water tables, the level below which the ground is saturated with water, are falling in most parts of India. Minerals like fluoride, arsenic, mercury, and uranium are present in the groundwater, which lead to chronic water borne diseases. Climate change poses fresh challenges as more extreme rates of rainfall and evapotranspiration intensify the impacts of floods and droughts.
Groundwater provides 80% of India’s drinking water and nearly two-thirds of irrigation needs. Over the last four decades, around 84% of the total addition to irrigation has come from groundwater. Moreover, 60% of India’s districts face groundwater over-exploitation and/or serious quality issues. In fact 11% of the rural water supply is based on groundwater.
India’s 251 cubic kilometre (cu km) annual groundwater extraction rate makes India the world’s biggest consumer of groundwater, according to a 2012 United Nations Education
As per the report submitted by the Committee on Restructuring the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), 2016 if the current pattern of demand continues, about half of the demand for water will be unmet by 2030. Water tables, the level below which the ground is saturated with water, are falling in most parts of India. Minerals like fluoride, arsenic, mercury, and uranium are present in the groundwater, which lead to chronic water borne diseases. Climate change poses fresh challenges as more extreme rates of rainfall and evapotranspiration intensify the impacts of floods and droughts.
Groundwater provides 80% of India’s drinking water and nearly two-thirds of irrigation needs. Over the last four decades, around 84% of the total addition to irrigation has come from groundwater. Moreover, 60% of India’s districts face groundwater over-exploitation and/or serious quality issues. In fact 11% of the rural water supply is based on groundwater.
India’s 251 cubic kilometre (cu km) annual groundwater extraction rate makes India the world’s biggest consumer of groundwater, according to a 2012 United Nations Education
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July 23 : Dharavi has been facing an acute shortage of water for almost three months now . In some areas water is available only for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening and in some areas no water is available at all . People have to fetch water from wells or have to depend on water tankers . Water tanker operators are having a field day and charging exorbitant rates . It is not an uncommon sites to see people lining up in queues near public water taps or near wells with buckets in their hands . The government appears to be blissfully unaware of the situation and has taken no positive measures to alleviate the misery of the people . When questioned , the authorities try to play down the crisis .
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