{"id":52352,"date":"2019-09-19T17:33:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T12:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=52352"},"modified":"2019-09-19T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T12:04:00","slug":"answered-with-looming-water-crisis-situation-government-need-to-promote-traditional-methods-of-water-conservation-discuss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-with-looming-water-crisis-situation-government-need-to-promote-traditional-methods-of-water-conservation-discuss\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] \u201cWith looming water crisis situation, government need to promote traditional methods of water conservation.\u201d Discuss."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction. <\/strong>Contextual Introduction.
Body. <\/strong>Looming water crisis situation. Why traditional water conservation methods should be focused?
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

The demand for water in India is steeply increasing. India\u2019s population which was 1.3 billion in 2005 is expected to rise to 1.66 billion in 2050. There is also going to be a major impact on development in the form of urbanisation. In 2007, 28.2% of the Indian population was living in urban areas and the urban population is expected to increase to 55.2% by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looming Water crisis\nsituation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Increased industrialisation will demand more\nwater as its contribution to GDP will increase from 29.1% in 2000 to 40% by\n2050. Thus, the demand for water will increase from 30 billion cubic meter in\n2000 to 161 billion cubic meter in 2050.<\/li>
  2. While the consumption of water in India will\nincrease by over 50%, the supply will increase only by 5-10% during the next\n12-15 years.  This will lead to water\nscarcity situation and most of the people, particularly those who are dependent\non agriculture and living in poverty will suffer the most.  <\/li>
  3. Water scarcity will affect the food production,\nbiodiversity and the environment.  Environmental\ndegradation will accelerate global warming, which in turn will accelerate water\ncrisis.<\/li>
  4. According to the Composite Water Management\nIndex (CWMI) report released by the Niti Aayog in 2018, 21 major cities (Delhi,\nBengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and others) are racing to reach zero\ngroundwater levels by 2020, affecting access for 100 million people.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Traditional water\nconservation methods should be focused as it would help in:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Protection of groundwater and fresh water\nresources<\/strong>– Groundwater, that which is stored in rocks beneath the earth\u2019s\nsurface, is far more abundant than fresh surface water, less susceptible to\ncontamination and requires less treatment to make it drinkable. Thus, it makes\nsense to conserve groundwater resources as much as possible.<\/li>
    2. Augmentation of water resources: <\/strong>The\nsolution is to tap all the possible water resources and make them available for\nsustainable use, while improving the water use efficiency.  This can be done by addressing various\nconcerns and initiating suitable actions for development of new water\nresources, augmentation of available resources, prevention of water pollution\nand improving the efficiency of water use in all the sectors. <\/li>
    3. Increasing water storage capacity:<\/strong>\nActivities such as farm ponds, percolation tanks, water reservoirs and\nconstruction of small and medium size dams and rivers can retain more surface\nwater, while increasing the ground water recharge. Series of contour bounds\nparticularly in undulating areas will facilitate percolation of water in the\nsoil and improve the ground water table, while reducing soil erosion. Gully\nplugging, construction of series of small dams on rivulets will help in storing\nwater in reservoirs.<\/li>
    4. Judicious use of water for different uses: <\/strong>Traditional\nmethods promote judicious use of water. It minimise wastage of water. E.g water\nfrom house run off is an excellent source of irrigation.<\/li>
    5. Community involvement:<\/strong> One-size-fits-all\napproach does not work in the conservation of water. Traditional methods are more\nefficient and involves communities in water conservation thereby making water\nconservation efforts effective.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Some famous traditional methods are- Eri (tank) system of Tamil Nadu, Bamboo Drip Irrigation, Johads, Kunds etc.  ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’ will focus on five aspects – water conservation and rainwater harvesting, renovation of traditional and other water bodies, reuse of water and recharging of structures, watershed development, and intensive afforestation. This is a much needed step and require coordinated efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. Looming water crisis situation. Why traditional water conservation methods should be focused? Conclusion. Way forward. The demand for water in India is steeply increasing. India\u2019s population which was 1.3 billion in 2005 is expected to rise to 1.66 billion in 2050. There is also going to be… Continue reading [Answered] \u201cWith looming water crisis situation, government need to promote traditional methods of water conservation.\u201d Discuss.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":49132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52352","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}