Water on the Earth

There is roughly 326 million cubic

miles (1.332 billion cubic kilometers)
of water on the Earth, according to a
recent study from the U.S. Geological
Survey.
Some 72% of Earth is covered in
water, but 97.5% of that
issaltyocean water andnot suitable
for Drinking.

Experts
says:
The next
WORLD WAR
will be over

The Indian
situation
PM's Independence Day Speech,
2009

Dr Manmohan Singh, said:

Climate change is threatening our ecosystems;
water scarcity is becoming a way of life and
pollution is a growing threat to our health and
habitat.

The Indian
situation

India has 16 %
of the
worlds
population
and 4% of its
fresh water resources.

The Indian
situation
Groundwater
[Depleted]
Surface water
[Polluted]
Rainfall [Wasted]

Population [
]
Demand [
]
Consumption [
]

SCARCIT
Y
Industrial Growth [
]
Economy-Industry
[
]

Agriculture [ ]
Health &
Environment[ ]
Future [ ? ]

The Indian
situation

Fewer than 10 countries possess 60% of the worlds

available fresh water supply:

Brazil
Russia
China
Canada,
Indonesia
U.S

India

Columbia
Democratic
Republic of Congo.

Causes by government
Inefficient Government State construction

Lack of integrated water management

Inadequate enforcement of environment legislation relating to water

Insufficient facilities for waste water treatment

Insufficient local technological research on water

Lack of integrated water management

Inadequate enforcement of environment legislation relating to water

Insufficient facilities for waste water treatment

Insufficient local technological research on water

Causes by public.
Wasting water.
Polluting water.

Challenges

Climate change.
2020 India will become a water stressed nation.

66 million Indians in 20 states are at risk due to excess fluoride

10 million due to excess arsenic in groundwater

Out of these 6.3 lakh rural schools only 44 % have water supply
facilities

Half of all Indian children are undernourished and half of all

adult women suffer from anaemia.

Other challenges

37.7 million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases

annually

1.5 million children are estimated to die of diarrhoea

alone

180 million working days are lost due to waterborne

disease each year

Economic burden is estimated at $600 million a year.

1,95,813 habitations in the country are affected by poor

water quality.

Other challenges
Industrial Water
Inadequate enforcement of special
water regime for industries
requiring considerable amounts of
water

Inability of municipal water

supply organizations to meet
increasing demands of existing
and new industries

Other challenges
Safety of industrial establishments from surplus
surface water and floods

Uncontrolled exploitation of ground water by some

industrial establishments

Other challenges
River Yamuna- the principal drain for New Delhis
waste.
Residents pour 150 million gallons of sewage into the
river each day.
In New Delhi the Yamuna itself is clinically dead.
River Ganges- River of Dead Bodies