Decreasing Groundwater Day by Day

I always talk about water. Water is a special thing for our life. Do you know that without water we all like fish out of the sea? If we talk about water, the first ground water comes in our head. Did we really have sufficient water for all of us?

Let’s start with the question:

Ground water is the water that seeps through rocks and soil and is stored below the ground. The rocks in which groundwater is stored are called aquifers. Aquifers are typically made up of gravel, sand, sandstone or limestone.

India has sufficient ground water for all?

According to the reports, day by day India lost its ground water and it declined rapidly. If we don’t take action on it, we pay big amount.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Water Development Report states that India is the largest extractor of groundwater in the world. Two-thirds of the total amount is abstracted in Asia with India, China, Pakistan, Iran and Bangladesh as major consumers. 21 major cities of India are expected to run out of groundwater as soon as 2020, affecting around 100 million people, the think tank’s new report states.

About 75% of households do not have drinking water at home, 84% rural households do not have piped water access, and 70% of India’s water is contaminated, with the country currently ranked 120 among 122 in the water quality index.

By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply, implying severe water scarcity for hundreds of millions and an eventual loss of around 6% of the country’s GDP.

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Importance of Groundwater

• Groundwater is supporting livelihoods of over 26 crore farmers and agricultural laborers.

• Groundwater is one of the most important water sources in India accounting for 63% of all irrigation water and over 80% of rural and urban domestic water supplies.

• Wells, including dug wells, shallow tube-wells and deep tube wells provide about 61.6% of water for irrigation, followed by canals with 24.5%.

Water is very precious for us. One drop of water will change the scenario. Please Save Water for better tomorrow.