Create Road Map to Save Water

( An important article on a critical global issue )

Water is vital for all forms of life and of existence. It is an essential nutrient, if there was no water there would be no life on earth. Even as we celebrated March 22 as World Water Day, according to the United Nations, 780 million people do not have access to clean water and annually, six to eight million people die due to water borne diseases. Water is one of the valuable and indispensable resources; it plays a key role in the human body. In addition to this, the world water development report shows 50 per cent

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of the population in developing countries is exposed to polluted water.

As per the report, the global water crises will reach unprecedented level in the years ahead as more than two million tonnes of waste is being dumped into water bodies every day. The civic bodies across the globe should dig in all housing societies, particularly in water scarcity zones and open them to all citizens. They should ensure that builders implement the eco-housing programme positively. We must all create a road map to save water for our Nations, economics and our well- being.