Water Preservation

By: Jessica Claire

We know how water, an essential resource on which the entire human race depends, is becoming scarce. Thousands of people in India are already facing the impact of irregular water supply or are living without clean drinking water. As a result, citizens are being affected by waterborne diseases. Even though we have been taught about water conservation since the early years of our lives, everyone’s contribution has not been as great as expected.

Around 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, out of which 97% is the saline water of oceans and seas unfit for drinking. The remaining 3% of drinkable water comes from streams, ponds, lakes, and rivers. Rapid urbanization, irregular rainy seasons, excessive use of groundwater, and uncontrolled waste disposal have increasingly pushed the country into dire straits and made it difficult to quench its population's thirst. Today is the situation where the world is headed towards a water crisis, and the day is not long enough for another country or a significant city to become the next Cape Town.

As citizens, it is our fundamental responsibility to complement the efforts of governments and organizations with our actions. Using limited water while washing clothes and utensils, brushing teeth, bathing, and farming is the first step. Schools and offices should start planting as many trees as possible. Non-governmental institutions should provide reasonable solutions and spread public awareness about the importance and techniques for saving water. To every problem, there is a solution, and here, it is ‘’we”. To bring about the change, our actions need to be changed.