India – world’s largest groundwater user
70% of the planet earth is covered with water, but only 1% is easily accessible. Given that all life forms are dependent on water; it is very important for domestic and agricultural use. Additionally, water is used to produce power and in the process industry.
With increasing news of areas facing water shortages and drought, saving water and using it more efficiently has become the need of the hour. Globally, providing clean drinking water is becoming a bigger challenge with a growing population.
Water crisis – A burden on India’s Rural women
Fetching water has been perceived as a women’s job in India for centuries, especially in rural areas. As groundwater resources come under pressure due to unsustainable consumption, wells, ponds, and tanks dry up, and increased water crises put a greater burden of accessing water on them. Several girls are denied education purely because of the responsibility of fetching water.
India constitutes 16% of the world’s population, but we have only 4% of the world’s freshwater resources. With the changing weather patterns and recurring droughts, India is water stressed.
A rural woman in Rajasthan walks over 2.5 kilometers to reach a water source, according to a report by the National Commission for Women. This is probably an underestimation, but the bottom line is that our women and girls spend a significant proportion of their time fetching water.
As many as 256 of 700 districts have reported ‘critical’ or ‘over-exploited’ groundwater levels, according to the latest data from the Central Ground Water Board, which means that fetching water in these districts has become harder as the water level has fallen.
Rainwater Harvesting in Developing Countries
Rainwater harvesting has been adopted by many countries as a viable means to save water. Each unit of Rainwater harvesting contributes to increasing the groundwater level of the nation. We must come forward and take responsibility for water conservation and make sure we take proactive measures to ensure effective water management
Vardhman Envirotech
India’s Passionate rainwater company
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