It is a good thing that various water conservation programmes are being run by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, but the desired result will be achieved only when everyone shows readiness to adopt water conservation measures at their own level. The work of water conservation cannot be left to the government and its agencies alone. It is everyone’s shared responsibility and it should be carried out in this manner.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, gave the right message to the people of the country at the right time by stressing on water conservation. While doing so, the information he gave that in the last seven-eight years, 1,100 crore cubic meters of water has been saved through various measures of water conservation, is going to encourage people and motivate them to understand the importance of water.
Undoubtedly, it is no less than an achievement that a large amount of water has been saved through water conservation measures and the Prime Minister mentioned this because his government has done some remarkable work at the policy level for water conservation, but still a lot needs to be done in this direction.
This need should be fulfilled by governments, social welfare organisations as well as the general public at their own level, because in our country, measures to save water are not being taken as required. It should not be ignored that a lot of water is wasted during the rainy season.
The government and society should try to collect as much rainwater as possible, because India is one of those countries where water crisis is looming. How seriously water conservation efforts need to be taken can be understood from the fact that 17 percent of the world’s population lives in India, while the water available for its use is less than four percent.
Under water conservation, not only rainwater should be saved, but attention should also be paid to other measures. For example, more and more ponds should be constructed and traditional water sources should be protected from getting contaminated. Apart from this, those measures should be adopted on priority basis which can reduce the consumption of water in domestic works, industrial activities and agriculture.
Such measures have been adopted only on a limited scale. This is why not only is more water being used in agriculture than required, but also in industrial activities. It is clear that water conservation should be taken care of throughout the year.
It is a good thing that various water conservation programmes are being run by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, but the desired result will be achieved only when everyone shows readiness to adopt water conservation measures at their own level. The work of water conservation cannot be left to the government and its agencies alone. It is everyone’s shared responsibility and it should be carried out in this manner.
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