SOLVING
WATER PROBLEM
IN INDIA
A
few years back over 10 lakh people migrated from Barmer &
Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan because of water shortage and over 10
lakh cows and sheeps died.
It is most strange that the people
may be suffering and dying but our politicians and news media keep
busy talking about cricket scandals. It is just like when Rome was
burning Nero was playing flute.
I
strongly urge the central government and members of parliament to
refocus national attention on such basic needs like water. In all the
civilized countries getting pure drinking water is treated as a
fundamental right of the citizen and it is the duty of the government
to ensure that each citizen gets adequate water supply. But in India
after 50 years of independence more than a million cows had to die and
the next in line will be human beings. Does such a democratic
government has a right to function for a single more day?
Therefore
I make an appeal to all politicians, mps & government agencies to
forget the political and bureaucratic differences and in fights and
join together to arrive at a permanent solution to acute water problem
once forever.
I
suggest that the scheme of "garland canal" which was given
to our first prime minister pt. Nehru by dastur consultants of Bombay
should be revived. It suggested that all the major rivers of the
country should be joined together, so that the problems of drought,
flood and shortage of food grains can be solved once for ever.
To
solve the present crisis, as a first step, the government should
immediately allocate Rs. 2000 crore for making traditional sources of
water storage more effective like deepening of lakes, water
reservoirs, canals and construction of new water storage, lakes,
etc.