Water on the Earth
There is roughly 326 million cubic
miles (1.332 billion cubic kilometers)
of water on the Earth, according to a
recent study from the U.S. Geological
Survey.
Some 72% of Earth is covered in
water, but 97.5% of that
issaltyocean water andnot suitable
for Drinking.
Experts
says:
The next
WORLD WAR
will be over
The Indian
situation
PM's Independence Day Speech,
2009
Dr Manmohan Singh, said:
Climate change is threatening our ecosystems;
water scarcity is becoming a way of life and
pollution is a growing threat to our health and
habitat.
The Indian
situation
India has 16 %
of the
worlds
population
and 4% of its
fresh water resources.
The Indian
situation
Groundwater
[Depleted]
Surface water
[Polluted]
Rainfall [Wasted]
Population [
]
Demand [
]
Consumption [
]
SCARCIT
Y
Industrial Growth [
]
Economy-Industry
[
]
Agriculture [ ]
Health &
Environment[ ]
Future [ ? ]
The Indian
situation
Fewer than 10 countries possess 60% of the worlds
available fresh water supply:
Brazil
Russia
China
Canada,
Indonesia
U.S
India
Columbia
Democratic
Republic of Congo.
Causes by government
Inefficient Government State construction
Lack of integrated water management
Inadequate enforcement of environment legislation relating to water
Insufficient facilities for waste water treatment
Insufficient local technological research on water
Lack of integrated water management
Inadequate enforcement of environment legislation relating to water
Insufficient facilities for waste water treatment
Insufficient local technological research on water
Causes by public.
Wasting water.
Polluting water.
Challenges
Climate change.
2020 India will become a water stressed nation.
66 million Indians in 20 states are at risk due to excess fluoride
10 million due to excess arsenic in groundwater
Out of these 6.3 lakh rural schools only 44 % have water supply
facilities
Half of all Indian children are undernourished and half of all
adult women suffer from anaemia.
Other challenges
37.7 million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases
annually
1.5 million children are estimated to die of diarrhoea
alone
180 million working days are lost due to waterborne
disease each year
Economic burden is estimated at $600 million a year.
1,95,813 habitations in the country are affected by poor
water quality.
Other challenges
Industrial Water
Inadequate enforcement of special
water regime for industries
requiring considerable amounts of
water
Inability of municipal water
supply organizations to meet
increasing demands of existing
and new industries
Other challenges
Safety of industrial establishments from surplus
surface water and floods
Uncontrolled exploitation of ground water by some
industrial establishments
Other challenges
River Yamuna- the principal drain for New Delhis
waste.
Residents pour 150 million gallons of sewage into the
river each day.
In New Delhi the Yamuna itself is clinically dead.
River Ganges- River of Dead Bodies
