WATER RESOURCE LIMITATION

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OUT OF THE TOTAL AVAILABLE WATER, 97.3 PERCENT IS CONTAINED IN THE OCEANS AND THE REMAINING 2.7 PERCENT IS FRESH WATER WHICH IS MOSTLY FOUND IN SOLID FORM GOETHE RIGHTLY SAID, "EVERYTHING ORIGINATED IN THE WATER AND EVERYTHING IS SUSTAINED BY WATER" THUS WE SEE THAT IT IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR US TO MANAGE OUR WATER RESOURCES FOR HUMAN BENEFIT. THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY KEEPING IN MIND ITS QUALITY AND CONTROLLING ITS DEPLETION AND DEGRADATION AND DEVELOPING IT IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE NEEDS. WATER, LIKE FORESTS, IS A MULTIPURPOSE RESOURCE AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE THAT ITS VARIOUS USES SHOULD NOT BE AT CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER AND THAT IT CAN BE ENJOYED IN ITS TOTALITY BY MAN AND OTHER ORGANISMS. THUS, ITS RIGHT ALLOCATION AND ITS QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE CONSERVATION ARE THE PRIMARY TASKS BEFORE WATER MANAGERS.

 

THE QUALITATIVE DEGRADATION OF WATER IS ALSO IN A WAY QUALITATIVE DEPLETION OF USABLE RESOURCES. THEREFORE RECYCLING OF WASTE WATER AFTER DUE TREATMENT WOULD RELIEVE THE WATER SCARCITY TO A GREAT SCARCITY TO A GREAT EXTENT. THE DEMAND FOR USABLE WATER IS INCREASING LIKE ANY OTHER RESOURCE, WITH THE CONTINUOUS RISE IN POPULATION AND CONTINUOUS INCREASE IN PER CAPITA DEMAND LINKED WITH MORE SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND TRANSPORT, PROLIFIC USE OF WATER USING GADGETS AND INCREASED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

WATER HAS MULTIPLE USES AND MUST BE MANAGED IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER; THEREFORE, IT INVOLVES OVERALL PARTICIPATION  THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL. THE PROBLEM OF EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF USABLE WATER MUST BE WELL MANAGED. POSITIVE POLICIES MUST BE FORMULATED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WOMAN AND TO WORK TOWARDS THEIR EMPOWERMENT, SO THAT THE PROBLEMS THEY FACE AT THE DOMESTIC END IS SIMPLIFIED FOR THEM. MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, WATER MUST BE TREATED AS AN ECONOMIC COMMODITY AND USED JUDICIOUSLY. PROTECTION OF POTENTIAL OF FRESH WATER RESOURCES IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY COUPLED WITH JUDICIOUS USE SOUND AND SUSTAINED WATER MANAGEMENT WILL NOT ONLY MEET THE NEEDS OF A GROWING POPULATION BUT WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE ECONOMY OF A COUNTRY.