write a letter to the editor of a leading newspaper highlighting the plight of the residents of Mumbai,where shortage of drinking water is a gruesome problem (150-200 words)
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Water scarcity in India is an ongoing water crisis in India that affects nearly 1 million people each year.[1] In addition to affecting the huge rural and urban population, the water scarcity in India also extensively affects the ecosystem and agriculture. India has only 4% of the world’s fresh water resources despite a population of over 1.3 billion people.[2] In addition to the disproportionate availability of freshwater, water scarcity in India also results from drying up of rivers and their reservoirs in the summer months, right before the onset of the monsoons throughout the country. The crisis has especially worsened in the recent years due to climate change which results in delayed monsoons, consequently drying out reservoirs in several regions. Other factors attributed to the shortage of water in India are a lack of proper infrastructure and government oversight and unchecked water pollution.
The acute buck shortage of water for daily needs has prompted many government and non government organisations to take stringent measures to combat the problem. The Government of India has launched multiple schemes and programs, including the formation buck of an entire 'Jal Shakti' Ministry to deal with the problem. The government has also insisted on techniques such as rainwater harvesting, water conservation and more efficient irrigation. Agriculture alone is responsible for 80% of the country’s water usage.[2]
Several large cities of India have experienced water shortages in recent years, with Chennai being the most prominent in 2019. The shortage of water affected the entire city of 9 million people and resulted in the closure of several hotels, restaurants and businesses. According to a report by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), at least 21 major Indian cities, including the capital New Delhi will completely run out of groundwater by 2020. The report also noted that approximately 200,000 people die in India each year due to the lack of access to safe drinking water.[3]
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Green Enclave
Ludhiana
July 21, 2017
The Editor
The Indian Express
Ludhiana
Subject: Shortage of water
Sir:
I write to you to express my concern and helplessness thinking you might assist me in waking up the sleeping municipal corporation authorities! Our locality has been facing severe scarcity of water. The problem is quite complex. Our locality has not been receiving normal water supply for many weeks. It is owing to the ever increasing pressure of new colonies mushrooming in the outskirts. The water supply is being given to these new colonies by attaching them to the few water supply facilities. As a result the water does not come in taps.
We requested the Municipal Commissioner to provide a new water facility in our locality but to no avail. The municipal authorities have quite an apathetic attitude towards providing public amenities to people. People have been facing severe water scarcity for many months now. Through the columns of your reputed daily I wish to draw the attention of the concerned Ministry and local authorities towards the severity of our plight. I also appeal to people to use water sagaciously. I hope you will assist me in this cause by publishing my letter in your newspaper. Thanking you.
Yours truly,
Kamal Nath
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