मत करो मुझको बर्बाद, इतना तो तुम रखो याद
प्यासे ही तो रह जाओगे, मेरे बिना ना जी पाओगे
Above lines are written by: Ravi Shrivastava
70% (3/4 part) of the Earth is containing water in the form of icebergs, ocean, seas, rivers ,lakes etc. but what a tragedy that still there is water scarcity. Water scarcity is not for earth but for human beings as all the water available on Earth can’t be utilised for household works, agriculture or in drinking. The fact is only 2.5% water is fresh and out of which only 1% is easily assessible. Imagine that a person is standing knee deep in the river and still dying of thirst. The same situation will have to face by all of us in coming days. There is water all around but we can’t use it for cooking or any household work.
In earlier days, there were arrangements of piau/mashak etc. for travellers but now a days water is selling in the form of mineral water bottles and we purchase it also. Such a drastic change is there but this change didn’t happen at once. It was a gradual change but we realised it’s consequences later on in the form of water scarcity.
In earlier days there was no problem of potable water as water resources like rivers were clean and sufficient amount of underground water was available but due to population explosion the demand of water has increased and above all the main key factors responsible for scarcity of potable and clean water are:
1) human interference in nature as factories are increasing day by day and the waste of these factories get mixed into water resources and making them polluting.
2) Luxurious lifestyle of human being which causes use of ROs, showers/ jacuzzi tub for bathing, vehicles like cars which also require water for it’s cleanliness.
3) Cemented roads and tiled/ marbelled floors in homes due to which rate of percolation of water is decreasing and level of underground water is also decreasing and many more factors are there.
All these factors causes a lot of wastage of water and this water cannot be reused.
Now the question is that who is responsible for this change? How can we save water? How can we increase underground water level. Seems to be such a big question, a big problem! But is it really a major problem? Yes it will remain a major problem until we human beings don’t change our habits, don’t become a responsible citizen. Otherwise it’s not such a big issue. A lot of suggestions, schemes, remedies and awareness programmes are initiated under various government organizations, ministries, NGOs etc.
But the actual problem is of implementation by we people. Our thinking is what will happen just by doing of me only as others are not following and this is a real problem. We all have to change our thinking .
All of us are very well aware that during lockdown period river water get start cleaned itself without any help just because there was no interference of human being in any form. So, just there is a need to change our views and then see the magic.
A little bit efforts like:
1 ) Making of Rainwater harvesting system in societies, offices, factories, homes etc
2) Use of spongey material in the formation of roads which can increase percolation of rainwater
3) Proper disposal of factory waste and proper drainage system
4 ) Proper use of water for household works
5) Growth of more water efficient crops
6) Keep the tap closed while doing tooth brush, handwash, doing washing of dishes etc.
7) Inculcation of habits of save water in children
8) Try to reuse the waste water of RO, washing clothes etc. for cleaning purpose.
done by everybody can bring a major change and may be our future generation will not face this scarcity of water.
On the one side, we worship our rivers and side by side we are polluting them on the namesake of worship by throwing temple waste, immersion of thousands of idols of Gods/goddesses etc. If these rivers are sacred for us then it's our duty to keep them clean. So let’s take a pledge that we will not pollute our water resources and will not waste a single drop of water.
