WATER SCARCITY

Hello all,

We have almost 2/3 of our planet covered with water but still, we are facing water scarcity. Well, it is a shortage of fresh drinking water that is required to fulfill our nutrient values and health. According to various surveys, around 1.2 billion people are facing this situation. At a rough count, it is almost 1/5 of the total world population.

People living in urban and remote areas, both are facing the problem in different ways but in remote areas, it is worse. Mostly in remote areas, there is no water filtration system available to fulfill their needs. This severe condition constrains them to use polluted and unhygienic water from ponds, canals, and rivers. Ponds appear with rainwater, it is a bowl shape or pool-type area that collects the water during the rainy season. Both animals and humans drink and use the water from the same place leading them to different diseases. An old way of water source is to dig a well for freshwater but it is not much common these days due to the fact that the availability of fresh water is very deep.

In urban areas, it is in a different way. The population is growing and officials are helpless to fulfill their basic needs. People living in main cities are facing the crisis and those who are well off, purchase fresh water at higher rates. Poor ones are in bad condition they have to wait in lines for their turn to get a bucket of fresh water. Sometimes they quarrel, pull, injure and say harsh words to each other. It is due to the frustration building within them, they have no way to release it.

It is not a situation that came at once, our masterminds were quite aware of it for a long. Many of us heard the sentence that “third world war will be fought at water resources”. These think tanks are geniuses and they started to prepare the weapon for wars and ignored the real problem. Although research work is on its way to finding new ways to convert seawater into freshwater, it is still at a limited level. Our heavy budgets are still focusing on military power and new missile and arms.

Well, it is a matter of the existence of mankind and our future obviously. How can we ignore it? We are trying to reach different planets and not using the available resources. It is an age of science and technology so why not emphasize the main issue. I am sure there is no hurdle in it except the power game. We have many raw minds that are actually capable to overcome the problem. What we need is to start this job at the grass-root level. Countries start big projects for the betterment of their people like huge dams etc but according to the scenario, it is required to spread it at a low level with controls over it.

People are thirsty in most parts of the world and we should take initiative to help them. Big minds should come forward and facilitate them. It is all around the world; either it is in Africa or Asia. Organizations like WHO are not enough, they are doing their best but the number of victims is increasing day by day. Some more efforts are the requirement of time. I request to cut the budget for huge and destructible arms and invest it in the betterment of people.

Best regards.