Jal Sansadhan Diwas 2023: The proverb “Jal Hai To Kal Hai” is something that everyone is familiar with. The tenth of April is commemorated as Jal Sansadhan Diwas (Water Resources Day) in India. Water is the source of all life, and this day is observed for the aim of conserving water and ensuring its continued availability. Today, on this day, let’s enlighten everyone about the current state of water in India and how the country’s water supply could serve as a warning signal for the future.
India is experiencing a rapid depletion of its water resources:
According to the 2021 State of Climate Services report published by the World Meteorological Organization, between the years 2002 and 2021, there was a global decrease in the amount of water stored in the earth’s terrestrial ecosystems at the rate of 1 centimetre each year. There has been at least a three centimetre annual decrease in the amount of storage space in India. This portends a very terrible course of events in the years to come. This decrease has been reported at a rate of more than 4 centimetres per year in many regions of the country.
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There are millions of children in India who do not have access to safe water:
According to the study that was issued by United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on March 18, 2021, there is a chronic lack of clean drinking water for 9.14 crore children in India. India is included on the list of 37 nations that are regarded to have the highest risk of a water crisis for children. According to a report by United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), by the year 2050, India will have lost access to forty percent of the water that is currently available.
Only four percent of the world’s freshwater resources are found in India:
India is home to 17% of the world’s population, but it only has 4% of the world’s available fresh water. It falls far behind even countries like China and Brazil and South Africa when it comes to the amount of water that is available annually. The irrigation sector accounts for 89% of India’s total ground water usage; 9% of India’s ground water is used for domestic uses, and 2% of India’s ground water is used for industrial reasons.
Therefore, this is a very concerning scenario, and everyone ought to use water responsibly, keeping in mind the children and grandchildren who will come after them, and shouldn’t squander water in any way.
