Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink

The water situation across the country is grim... For a country which is completely dependent on Monsoon for the Agricultural industry to survive, I think we are doing a really bad job... A precious commodity such as water is being polluted by rampant urbanisation, industries and lack of water management tools... Rain water harvesting, is yet to take off in a big way, though the concept has been in place for some years now...

So what can a common man do to save water?? A whole lot of things... to start with install WC's which require less water, the traditional Indian WC's are fantastic examples... You can effectively use 5 litres of water, and clean it instead of the 15-20 litres required for Western WC's.... Second thought would be to reduce the usage of washing machines, which in turn consume a much higher quantity of water, or use the water saver mode in the machines... Harvest water, by putting the pipilines out of the wash basin/kitchen sink in the ground... We really don't use too many checmicals in there... Effective management of underground water reserves is another key to solve this problem...

Like mom says, "The Fourth World War will not be for oil but for water"... I agree with her... And it's high time we take immediate actions to stop Global Warming... Govt's should invest in better and more efficient Public transport, than providing sops for the automobile sector... Ban plastic bags, they clog up the water sources and make them toxic...Both the north and south poles are in grave danger... All this will result in an increse in sea level, leaving very less space for fresh, potable water...

Personally, I feel, it's also high time to stop selling carbonated drinks, which just add color and soda to regular water and is being marketed at an exorbitant price... Sorry Coke and Pepsi guys, but if we want our kids to see this planet in a better state of affairs, we have to start today...