The Big and Visible water crisis: When would the world wake up!
By Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
India
June 22, 2019 9:26am CST
Today I read about a family in a part of Western India as to how severe is the water crisis there.
They only get a little water everyday. The men of that house sit on a cot made of nylon
(Called as charpai in many parts of India).
They pour the water kept in a bucket through a mug on to themselves.
The water is recollected in a container below. They do not use a soap.
Then shockingly, that water is reused for bathing of others and other household works.
If we think that we are better off then we need to rethink.
The conditions in many Indian cities and villages is very bad.
Many cities are moving to Day Zero-Capetown like conditions in the next 10 to 20 years.
World over, we might see more than 20 odd cities would face day zero like conditions if the present state and developmental model continues.
To start with at least we can start collecting the rainwater in whatever way we can.
Any thoughts?
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8 responses
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
22 Jun 19
Many. 1. Link rivers. 2. Penalize builders building homes larger than 2000 sq. ft., in an area less than 20000 sq.ft. Penalize paving of footpaths. Penalize owners building more than 2000 sq.ft. in an area less than 20000 sq.ft. 3. For those who have already built like that, penalize at lesser rate but this rate should increase annually at inflation rates. 4. Bring down population. Pak Supreme Court has already asked its clergy and government to do so. 5. Penalize both builder and owners if rain water harvesting is not followed. 6. Plant more trees.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@vandana7 also construction activities should be stopped, except for Hospitals or National Defense in extremely hot summers- may be May to July.
And I am all for Rainwater harvesting.
I even told my father to have it in our family home, but he was unconcerned and said it is a hassle.
May be the central government can provide some tax sops to households for investing in rainwater harvesting.
And one day I will have to tell my family members to give me some free time, and join some kind of a movement physically.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
24 Jun 19
@arunima25 Thank you. But it won't happen. Arun Jaitley leaves the government allocated house to live in 8 bedroom house which will be again paid for possibly by government. We Indians are not royalties. We need to live as per size of our families. Does Rahul Gandhi need more than 1000 sq.ft. unit?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jun 19
Those are really good suggestions.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
22 Jun 19
The situation became alarming a few years back but no actions were talked. Chennai is in water crisis and Bangalore too is on list of cities going towards zero day. So much awareness needs to be done. Every small step counts. Everyday I get into argument with my maid over keeping tap slow while washing dishes. We almost have a fight.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@vandana7 yet it is amazing that many household helpers live in water scarcity areas. Yet when they work in households, they waste water.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@arunima25
all big cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore are likely to face severe crisis in next 10 years if current practices and trends continue.
Unfortunately most people I come in contact with daily are totally unconcerned about water usage and saving water.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
25 Jun 19
That is very bad thing to have gathered about the water crisis! In fact today Go0vernment is not giving permission to dig tube wells unless they have new rainwater harvesting projects in their building plan! But the main problem is implementation!
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
26 Jun 19
@AKRao24 governments all over Indian States need to save and store as much water as possible these monsoons.
And we need to plant more and more trees.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
29 Jun 19
@AKRao24 Yes and yesterday I got a Video of a Housing society in Surat in Gujarat where an elaborate Rainwater harvesting system is in place. I feel that people can take help of existing projects and incharges of those projects and implement in their places.
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@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
22 Jun 19
I hear all the time there are problems in India with water and it is reaching critical levels!
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@garymarsh6 are there any water issues in UK? and if yes, how do people and authorities deal with them?
@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun 19
@vandana7 Yes they have to act now not sit back and do nothing! I understand that some states have already built dams etc causing shortages of water else where. This is going to be a massive problem for India if they do not contain it somehow!
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@JudyEv traditional knowledge in India was of saving water in Baolis (Storage Tank)and small check dams.
Unfortunately in Modern day, such practices have been forgotten and massive population pressure, especially in the bigger cities is adding to the woes.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
24 Jun 19
It should be made mandatory! Here, nobody cares Judy. Even those who carry water everyday a couple of floors - yes, 2 floors, enjoy the luxury of wasting it. That is why I keep telling Americans, keep your monies with you. People here need to come to their senses.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@db20747 and may be irrigation methods (some being devised in Israel) where less water is used for irrigating fields.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@db20747
Yes but the implementation part is something that is lacking.
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Jun 19
@CarolDM
Yes and hopefully public awareness is also raised.
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