In Charles Darwin's theory of evolution water is the source of life. Thousands of years prior to this , in RigVeda , water was reffered to as the mother which gives birth to the whole world - मात्रुमा बिष्वस्या स्थनुर्जगतो जनित्री ।Today , we get to see many protests and struggles for water.
More than 6 crore people are bound to drink flouride rich water .One lakh people die every year due to poor drinking water. Our country receives about 4000BCM of water every year from rain.Out of this 75–90% water is drained through the rivers into the sea.
The main reason for water (surface water, ground water, rain water) crisis are the indiscriminate use, profit oriented cultivation and capitalism, indifference attitude of the human for awareness, effect of climate change and global warming, lack of proper conservation policy and so on.
Poor governance: ineffective public policies, financial mismanagement and corruption are key factors responsible for water crises globally.
Excessive use of groundwater for irrigation in agriculture sector as well as in industrial sector. Excessive dependency on groundwater for drinking purpose. Inadequate supervision of water resources, lack of awareness among mass people.
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