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Source: The post is based on the article “President inaugurates 7th India Water Week” published in AIR on 1st November 2022.
What is the News?
The President of India inaugurated the 7th edition of India Water Week(IWW) at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
What is India Water Week(IWW) 2022?
Organized by: Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Aim: To raise awareness, conserve and use water resources in an integrated manner.
Theme: “Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity”.
Partner Countries: Denmark, Singapore and Finland are the partner countries for India Water Week.
What are the ways by which water management and its sustainability can be achieved?
Some of the ways by which water management and its sustainability can be achieved are: 1) Regulating over-extraction of groundwater, 2) tracking water resources in rural-urban areas, 3) access to installing wells, 4) pumps for irrigation, 5) protecting of aquifers, 6) rainwater harvesting structures like check dams and field bunds and 7) not polluting water resources.
Moreover, the use of new technologies, sensors and satellite imagery are enabling people to improve ‘water accounting’ and equitability in water management.
