After the independence
the government promised making water available to every villages of the
country. But because of problem of management water stills being a problem.
The water supply is erratic.
Also millions of liters
of pure drinking water are available for sale through commercial outlets and
millions of liters of water is supplied by commercial firm through water
tankers.
This problem welcomes
people to use other water than the public water. Often this water is not clean.
We won’t do a list of all the problems induced by this. The health of people
and especially children is in danger. The water situation is worse
than before. All Indian water bodies within and near population centers are now
grossly polluted. Also interstate disputes over river waters add something to the problem.
Groundwater extraction
is growing and has become increasingly unsustainable. Groundwater levels are
declining steadily. A lack of proper wastewater treatment from domestic,
industrial, and mining sources has meant that groundwater is being progressively
contaminated.India is also facing a rising number of interstate and
trans-border river conflicts.These problems are dangers for India’s food,
water, energy, environment, and health sectors. Nearly half of India’s jobs are
now in the agricultural sector. If the current trends continue, by 2030 nearly
60% of Indian aquifers will be in a critical condition. This means that some
25% of the agriculture production will be at risk.
This would
aggravate India’s employment situation and the others problems with.
-Maxime
India is facing its worst water crisis in
generations, Asit K Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and UdishaSaklan, March 15, 2017 Quartz India
Origins of a Water Crisis,
NelaturSyamasundaran, September 2007
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