90% of India’s water withdrawal is
for use in agriculture and livestock, often extracted by tube wells powered
from the grid and drawing from groundwater reserves. High rates of population and economic
growth, along with highly inefficient patterns of water use in the agricultural
sector, are putting severe strain on India’s water resources.
Major policy decision needs to be
taken to improve upon or preserve the water resources. Some of the actions may
be:
1. Compulsory rain water harvesting
2. Recycling of water
3. Connecting the rivers to take water
from the northern rivers (normally flooded due to melting of ice during summer) to southern states which suffer from water shortage during summer.
4. Judicious use of water in
agricultural sector.
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