Does only 14% of the monsoon rains fall into the ground?
New Delhi, August 25, 2020, Tuesday
The monsoon has arrived and many states have received more than 100 per cent of the season's rainfall. Rivers are rising in the monsoons where water is found in places but drinking water problem arises. Farmers do not have access to irrigation water in times of crisis after the monsoon season. Millions of liters of monsoon water are wasted in the sewers of cities. According to one source, only 14 percent of the monsoon rains fall into the ground and the rest flows away.
During the monsoons, billions of liters of wastewater are being diverted and any effort is needed to absorb the rainwater. Surprisingly, even the Cherrapunji area, known for the world's highest rainfall of more than 300 inches, sometimes experiences water shortages. Darbhanga and surrounding areas in northern Bihar are known for the raging Koshi River, but water has to be fetched by tanker in the summer. If the quota of water in the form of rain is properly managed, it is not possible for anyone to remain thirsty without water. Countries with extremely low rainfall, such as Israel, have proven that drought can be avoided if rainwater harvesting is stored.
Man has traveled to the moon and is preparing to go to Mars but Papa is still in the field of water management. No alternative to water could be found, as the only alternative to water is water. Since this element, which is considered to be the lifeblood of living beings, cannot be made even in a laboratory, there is wisdom in preserving this mogher thing.
India has 7% of the world's water on which 15% of the population feeds. Although 7,000 billion cubic meters of water is obtained every year due to melting of snow and rains, there is a water stress of 3 lakh crore cubic meters. Thus, despite the urgent need for water storage, Australia, China, Morocco, South Africa, Spain and America are ahead of us in water storage.
In India, water management is hit in two ways, one is that groundwater is increasingly being polluted and the other is that billions of liters of rainwater are being wasted. Disturbances of groundwater balance can lead to water problems. Although more and more areas in India are experiencing drought or semi-drought-like conditions over the last few years, lessons are not being learned. In 191, the per capita water availability in India was 9 lakh 10 thousand liters which has come down to 12.5 lakh liters in 2011.
However, due to the growing population, per capita water availability is likely to remain at 12.5 lakh liters in 202. Until the 150's, people could get water by digging wells in a single day. It is easy to understand even those who do not understand groundwater statistics. The value of water is understood when there is no water in the tap connection but no effort is made to collect rainwater or discharge it into the ground. Need shade but do not raise a tree. Water is needed but rainwater should not be pumped into the ground. It should come as no surprise that this trend will make future generations struggle for basic needs like water.
The battery of the mobile goes down, but if the ground water in one's area goes down, the stomach water does not move. In rural areas, lakes, wells and wells are places for rainwater harvesting but due to lack of proper maintenance, the inflow of rainwater is declining. During monsoons, old and new water collects in wells and lakes and is replaced by Khalikham by the time summer arrives. Local rivers and streams are revived only during the heavy monsoon rains. The only reason these water sources have a shorter lifespan is because of the deeper groundwater. As the natural recharge in lakes and wells has stopped, it has become everyone's duty to pump water into the ground.
The prosperity of any village can only be a strong water source, not a tower erected on a mobile network. While it is true that global warming and unforeseen natural disasters are plaguing, human mismanagement is more responsible for the water crisis. Areas that have to drink water from tankers in summer should learn a lesson and store water by constructing rainwater tanks. Rainwater can be stored for many months. Rainwater is naturally clean as it does not contain any harmful chemicals. Traditional water management in rural areas is now losing its distinctive identity.
The 13th became the National Drinking Water Mission Plan which aimed to deliver 30 liters of water per capita. The National Rural Drinking Water Program was launched in 2006. Even though billions of rupees have been spent on many projects, the problem has not abated. In an agricultural country, rivers, lakes and wells are really the only real assets. Increasing water requirement for agriculture was met by tubewells but the ground water went deep and was not taken care of. As a result, the levels of arsenic, fluoride and nitrate in the water also increase.
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