Context :
How
India aims to use every drop of water ………. ( TOI – 14 May 2022 - Author : Vishwa Mohan )
Extract :
But
as water is a state subject, water management
strategies are confined to the ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES of States
And
there is a multiplicity of agencies managing the country’s water
resources
To
address the challenges in the water sector , the Ministry of “ Jal Shakti “ (
water resources ) has started the
process
to make a new NATIONAL
WATER POLICY aimed at addressing the existing situation
and suggesting a FRAME-WORK for creating a system or INSTITUTION
that may coordinate PLANNING
, MANAGEMENT
and USE
of water resources with a UNIFIED NATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE
A
drafting committee has already submitted its report on this to the Ministry
The
government has also proposed to set up a NATIONAL BUREAU
of WATER USE EFFICIENCY ( NBWUE ) – like te Bureu of Energy
Efficiency ( BEE )
in the Energy Sector – to improve efficient use of water across .
# IRRIGATION
# DOMESTIC
WATER SUPPLY
# OTHER
SECTORS
It
will also promote water-efficient EQUIPMENT
and APPLIANCES,
nation wide
MY TAKE :
[ A ] National Water
Policy
Ø Water Wars ?
…………………………………………… [ 08 Feb 2016 ]
Extract :
What is the
permanent solution ?
# At the level of Central
Government
* Make " Water Conservation / Usage " , a CENTRAL SUBJECT in our
Constitution . Remove it from
the list of
* Declare all existing sources of water ( Rivers and Lakes ) , as National
Resources belonging to entire
these are located
( Afterthought on 14 May 2022 :
Air above the land-mass of a State, does NOT belong to that State ! It freely
travels ( like monsoon rains ) , wherever it likes .
Nor does the Sea adjoining the coast-line of any particular State, belongs to
that State - nor does the SUN LIGHT falling on that State
These are NATIONAL RESOURCES )
* Make it Center's responsibility to decide which State shall use how much of
each of
these resource (
* Center will also be responsible for developing of future resources by digging
lakes & ponds /
building dams
funds for creating such assets
* Center will not need
permission of any State to implement such projects
will not require permission of any State
As repeatedly lobbied by me, please find a way to divert BLACK MONEY to this
Infrastructure SPV ( Tax haven or local - which is 100 times ! )
* Mercilessly , shut down all factories dumping polluting effluents in rivers
# At the level of State
Governments
* Make following mandatory for ALL buildings ( existing or future )
+ Rain
water harvesting system ( this tank to supply toilets
/ sinks etc )
+ Recycling of water from Kitchen / Shower / Wash Basins, for use in toilets ,
by installing a simple sand
+ Installation of water flow restricting devices in all taps
+ Mechanism which stops water flow when hands are removed under tap
+ Water Supply Cut of 25 % , round the year
Do not raise Water Charges . The higher the charges , more ways will be
found to evade ( as in case of
Water
meters will get tempered or bypassed !
Note the following :
* Of all the water that
rains bring , 99 % flows out to seas, leaving
1 % on land
* Out of this 1%, 99 % percolates into the ground, leaving 1 % (of that 1 %),
into lakes above the
ground !
* 75 % of earth's surface is covered with seas / oceans . So, really, there is
PLENTY of water
* Nature ( Sun ) has gifted the Earth with evaporation / condensation cycle
which converts the salty
sea
continuously , and deliver onto the land masses
Amount of water falling as rain on land each year is 2.4 trillion meter cube ,
more than 10 times
the
rate of 100 litres per person per day !
As far as India is concerned , all that is required , is to dig 700,000 ponds /
lakes
( one in each village ) ,
* These 700,000 ponds must be lined with Geo-Synthetic Fabrics to ensure
that the
captured water does
wells
* None of the above suggestions require Rocket Science ! But, even if it does,
our Scientists
who have sent
appropriate solutions !
above their differences and join
hands , to avoid a CIVIL WATER WAR !
[ B ] Use of
Water in IRRIGATION
Ø Not a
straightforward Answer !................. [ 03 March 2017 ]
Ø Is Gadkariji
having second thoughts ? ………… [ 26 April 2022 ]
Ø Never
too late for a Course-Correction …………[ 01 May 2022 ]
[ C ] Use of
water for HOMES
Ø Water
above our heads ……………………………….[ 29 Mar 2019 ]
Extract :
Recycling domestic water
usage ( like Food Chain, establishing a Water Chain )
# Drinking
Water ( Municipal supply )
# Washing Water ( Bath / Utensils / Clothes / Hands ) [ Rain Water
harvesting ]
# Flushing
Water ( Recycled washing water after filtration )
Establishing “ water usage quota / rationing of water “ – per person in
household
Gradual introduction of “ pre-paid “ smart water meters which cuts off
supply when quota used
up
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[ D ] Water-efficient EQUIPMENT and APPLIANCES
Ø A
Good Beginning – Need to Accelerate …………[ 12 Oct 2021 ]
Related Readings :
Ø How
long before Water gets sold at Petrol Pumps ? ……………………..[ 03 May
2022 ]
Ø Procuring
Technology for “ CASCADE WATER FILTRATION “……….. [ 03 Mar 2022 ]
Ø Procuring
Technology for “ Drinking Water “ ………………………………….[ 17 Feb 2022 ]
Ø New
Device Produces Water From Thin Air – No Electricity Required
Atmospheric
water generator
Ø Mumbai
Desalination Plant ( Proposed ) : a White Elephant ?........ [ 24
Nov 2021 ]
> The Biggest , FREE , Desalination
Plant : Sun + Sea……………………….[
09 July 2019 ]
Ø Water
from Air ? Or from Sea ? …………………………………………………………[ 29 Oct 2020 ]
Ø Extracting
Water from Air : Now Electricity from Air ?.................... [ 18
Feb 2020 ]
Ø Fluorine
nanostructures can desalinate water 2,400 times faster than carbon nanotubes
Ø (
Interesting Engineering - 12 May 2022 )
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
14 May 2022
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