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Crucial to conserve water

Young Bites. Dated: 2/17/2018 10:36:08 AM

Water is very important content. Without water there is no life in earth. We use water in so many ways in our daily life. Water is a substance which covers part of the world. It means water is occupying more portion compared to land. But this water is becoming more polluted because of the environmental changes. So it is necessary to conserve the water. It is every one duty to protect the water because everyone uses this water and we the people are making water polluted. Now we may get the doubt how to conserve the water. A few simple changes in home about the water consumption make a vast contribution to water conservation. The basic changes we have to do is stop leaking of water. We have to see whether there is a leakage in our taps. Because of the water leakage taps we can’t protect the water. We can also protect the water by installing low-flow showerheads. We all are well aware that water is one of the most essential natural resources for existence of life on this earth. It is apprehended that owing to depleting water table and over drawal there may be a world war for drinking water after few decades. In light of this contention it becomes our responsibility to conserve drinking water and use it judiciously. But unfortunately rampant wastage of drinking water is witnessed in some areas. At places, main water supply pipes are found punctured perhaps by slum dwellers spread over the entire Jammu and its adjoining new colonies. Thus, a huge quantity of water is wasted due to improper monitoring by the concerned authorities. The water from these leaking pipes keeps on flowing which causes not only inconvenience to the general public but damages the roads. Such leakages are mostly witnessed in areas where cluster of jhuggies are found. So, these check-points/leakage points need regular and consistent monitoring by the concerned authorities so that huge quantity of water is saved. In addition to this, few people have managed more than one water connections to get water from two different sources as an alternative so as to avoid water scarcity even during crisis. This practice need to be curbed. Some vehicle workshops running service stations also indulge in wasting of clean drinking water. It is high time that awareness about judicious use of water is needed in this direction. The concerned authorities must opt for creating awareness to ensure reducing wastage of clean drinking water otherwise crisis of drinking water as is experienced in cities like Shillong and Chennai. We must not wait till alarming situation may arise.