Pic - :: Little Drops Of Water, Makes The Mighty Ocean
Finally
we live in a world were we are serious about everything but we are not even
bothered to think about the most
required means of the life and that is water.
Many
and most of the times, we have heard the Hon’ble Prime Minister addressing us about
the necessity to save the water and so many a times we have head him all, about
using the water to wash our hands so as to keep it clean , and keep the germs
of the Corona disease away .That is good but the question is how
many of them do have the privilege to use water the way it ought to be used.
“ Wash
your hands when you get home, and keep scrubbing them for at least 20 seconds ” – that is good advice, with or without
the coronavirus. However, there is one big problem: more than 40 per cent of the world’s population
lives in regions where water is scarce and is increasingly becoming more so.
The United Nation’s Statistics ::
According
to the United Nations, over two billion people are living
with the risk of reduced access to freshwater resources, and by 2050, at least
one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water. Today,
with Covid-19 present in every continent except Antarctica, washing hands as
they should be washed is a difficult challenge in many developing countries. Clean water and soap are often in short
supply, and many slum dwellers live in homes without running water. As
the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic, clean and
accessible water for all has become all the more essential.
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Please read the article
World Bank Idea For India To Link And Connect Dams And Rivers At Strategic Places .
The First resolution - ::
The resolution to observe
World Water Day was first adopted by the UN General Assembly on December
22, 1992, after which March 22 was declared as
World Water Day and is celebrated around the world since 1993.
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The resolution to observe World Water Day was first adopted by
the UN General Assembly on December 22, 1992, after which March 22 was declared
as World Water Day and is celebrated around the world since 1993.
World Water Day is observed annually across the globe on March
22 with the purpose of highlighting the importance of water and raising
awareness about the water crisis that the world faces. According to the United
Nations (UN) website, the main focus of the day is to “support the achievement
of sustainable
development goal (SDG): water and sanitation for all by 2030.”
Every year , this day is celebrated on March 22nd,
and every year seminars and the classes are held where it is discussed about
what could be the means and resources to add more water, what could be the
means to add more water through the reusable means, and about how to save water
through the various means . Seminars are also held about how to clean the water
for it’s valuable use by the most cheap and by the most expensive means. More and more of such discoveries are being
made and an attempt is made to learn about what are the best means that comes
in as a handy to save and preserve water.
History of World Water Day
The resolution to observe World Water Day was first adopted by
the UN General Assembly on December 22, 1992, after which March 22 was declared
as World Water Day and is celebrated around the world since 1993.
Theme of World Water Day
The theme of World Water Day is “ Valuing Water ” and has
been chosen to highlight the value of water in our daily lives. “ The value of
water is about much more than its price – water has enormous and complex value
for our households, food, culture, health, education, economics and the
integrity of our natural environment. If we overlook any of these values, we
risk mismanaging this finite, irreplaceable resource,” the UN website says.
The WORST is not far away and the UNO has this to put it forward as it’s propensities theory, and it is as such - ::
1 in 3 people live without safe drinking water.
By 2025, half of the global population will be living in areas where water is scarce.
World Water Day celebrations
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, World Water Day 2021 will be
celebrated virtually in which the United Nations Water Development report will
be released with the purpose of recommending policy directions to various
countries on how to deal with the water crisis. The UN website also urges
people to participate in online conversations about the importance of water by
using social media
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch
the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ campaign during
a video conference in which a memorandum of agreement (MOA) will be signed
between the Jal Shakti ministry and the government of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh for starting the Ken-Betwa Link project. The Ken-Betwa Link is the
first river-linking project in India which is aimed at carrying water from
surplus areas to those that are water-scarce by interlinking rivers, according
to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
How real is the fresh-water crisis?
According
to the UN, more than 40 per cent of the world’s population lives in regions
where water is becoming increasingly scarce, and that figure is likely to rise.
Every day, nearly 1,000 children die from preventable water- and
sanitation-related diseases. Drought afflicts some of the world’s poorest
countries, worsening hunger and malnutrition. According to technology product
company 3M India, "the looming water crisis is a wake-up call for India,
with over 600 million people facing high to extreme rate of water stress”.
Let
us look at some instances to understand how real the freshwater crisis is:
1.
In 2019, residents of Chennai had to queue up for water delivered by tanker
trucks because the city’s reservoirs were empty. A drought, worsened by climate
change, had almost exhausted local supplies. Chennai, home to 7 million people,
still faces severe shortages, and might exhaust its groundwater within a few
years.
“India’s
water demand will surpass supply by the end of this decade. This World Water
Day is a call to action for each one of us to make well informed choices
regarding our water consumption habits,” according to Grundfos India.
2.
In rural Mexico, some 5 million people lack access to clean water. Women and
children collect water, taking time that could be spent in school or on some
other activity. Meanwhile, men decide how water rights are allocated.
Solution to end the water crisis
To
improve sanitation and access to drinking water, there needs to be increased
investment in freshwater management and sanitation facilities in developing
countries within Central Asia, Southern Asia, Eastern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa,
and South-Eastern Asia.
Here's how one can help
"Over
40 per cent of water gets wasted because of errors, leakages and inefficient
controls across consumer and industrial levels, thus impeding access to water
across all strata of the society and has grave implications for the
environment," according to Danfoss India.
So,
the least you can do is – don't waste water. Use water efficiently. You can
help by:
•
Turning off faucets when not in use
•
Shortening the length of showers
•
Using low-flow toilets
•
Watering plants by hand rather than hose
Well , that is it and That sums it all.
Regards and Thanks
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Shyamal Bhattacharjee
Mr Shyamal Bhattacharjee, the author was born at West Chirimiri Colliery at District Surguja, Chattisgarh on July 6th 1959 He received his early education at Carmel Convent School Bishrampur and later at Christ Church Boys' Higher Secondary School at Jabalpur. He later joined Hislop College at Nagpur and completed his graduation in Science and he also added a degree in B A thereafter. He joined the HITAVADA, a leading dailies of Central India at Nagpur as a Sub-Editor ( Sports ) but gave up to complete his MBA in 1984 He thereafter added a Diploma In Export Management. He has authored THREE books namely Notable Quotes and Noble Thought published by Pustak Mahal in 2001 Indian Cricket : Faces That Changed It published by Manas Publications in 2009 and Essential Of Office Management published by NBCA, Kolkatta in 2012. He has a experience of about 35 years in Marketing .
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