WATER CRISIS- A CATASTROPHE IN THE GLOBE WORLD , AN STUDY ON HOW PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF WATER SCARCITY

Authors

  • Dr. Sumanta Bhattacharya Research Scholar at MAKAUT , Public–Foreign-Defence Policy Analyst
  • Bhavneet Kaur Sachdev Political Science hons (Calcutta University) Masters in Development studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/YMJNH

Keywords:

Water crisis, India , drinking water, unplanned development , groundwater , industrial waste , filters

Abstract

Water crisis is a catastrophe for the world , where 1.2 billion across the world have no access to safe drinking water  , where India is the country which is worst affected by this scarcity . In India more than half of the inhabitants  don’t  have admittance  to drinking water , already have of the places water doesn’t exist anymore , people have to travel to a minimum of 2.5 km in the rural villages to reach to the nearest location where they get access to drinking water which is polluted , the groundwater of 21 cities have also ended , the ponds and lakes are been destroyed with dump from Industrial waste , climate change  environmental degradation have added to the crisis . We have lack of water harvesting system , ground water recharge provisions , water is required for all the purpose , rapid urbanization and unplanned development has resulted in the scarcity of water , where in India 70% of the water is polluted and the urban population waste a huge amount of water , we require filters to be installed in all villages to purify water for drinking , followed by every state and community should promote rain water harvesting so that we can save water .

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Published

2021-11-17

How to Cite

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Dr. Sumanta Bhattacharya and Bhavneet Kaur Sachdev, “WATER CRISIS- A CATASTROPHE IN THE GLOBE WORLD , AN STUDY ON HOW PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF WATER SCARCITY”, IEJRD - International Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 6, p. 7, Nov. 2021.

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