India is water-stressed on average: 1,486 cubic metres per person for 2021, below the 1,700 stress line. The problem is timing, place, pollution and over-pumpe…
Big dams and canals for irrigation, hydropower and flood control. Then tube wells made groundwater the main source of irrigation.
Water is mainly a State subject. The Centre funds and guides. A 2021 draft of a new policy has not been adopted.
The UN made it World Day for Water after the Rio Earth Summit. It now backs SDG 6: safe water and sanitation for all by 2030.
On average, yes. The CWC's 2019 reassessment gives 1,486 m3 for 2021 and 1,367 for 2031. Averages hide big regional gaps.
Chennai's four main reservoirs nearly dried up. The Ministry of Jal Shakti was formed, and Jal Shakti Abhiyan targeted 256 districts.
Only 3.23 crore rural homes, 16.72%, had tap water at launch. The goal: 55 litres per person per day.
Villages publish water levels and plan use. About 9 lakh hectares moved to efficient irrigation; 1,603 panchayats saw levels improve.
Ponds, recharge pits and revived water bodies. 1.58 crore recharge structures are now reported.
Target: 20% of city demand and 40% of industrial demand from recycled water. AMRUT has added 4,447 MLD of treatment capacity.
Nationally, slightly: over-exploited blocks fell from 17.2% in 2017 to 10.8%. Extraction is 247 BCM a year, mostly for farms.
The mission runs to December 2028 with Rs 8.69 lakh crore. Focus: daily, safe, adequate water run by panchayats.
Where water is not at home, women mostly fetch it. The UN wants women to share decisions on how water is managed.
Rural tap coverage went from 16.72% in 2019 to 82.09%. The next test is whether water flows every day.
Save, store, protect, reuse and govern with data. The question is no longer only where water comes from, but whether it lasts.
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