This presentation deals with some of the issues related to water management in Indian context. This is slide show is developed as awareness generation material in context to general people

1. Dr. Gunwant Joshi Chief Chemist Central Laboratory, Bhopal M.P. Pollution Control Board Water Issues at Focal point

2. Though Earth is a Watery Planet There is very little water we can use

3. Water available for use is only a tiny fraction

4. Water that can actually be used is only a tiny fraction of usable water

6. Source: World water resources at the beginning of the 21st century” prepared in the framework of ihp unesco

8. "If the Wars of this Century were fought on Oil, the Wars of the Next Century will be fought over Water" Ismail Serageldin, 1995, Vice President, WORLD BANK Because of Continued scarcity of good quality of fresh waters in sufficient quantity there are conflicts

14. Most rivers in India have hardly any water left in summer

15. Groundwater depletion in India

19. While Tube-well use is increasing,Tank irrigation is declining Groundwater is the major source of water in our country catering 85% of the total population demands. Groundwater water table decline is at the rate of 33 centimeters per year.

31. All the religious texts world over, consider water as Devine gift of the Gods bestowed on all living beings to sustain their life. To an Ecologists Water is a Renewable Natural Resource capable of self- replenishment through Hydrological Cycle

32. Hydrological Cycle

35. The major Natural water quality components Catch wherever it falls Out of 4000 BCM rainfall received, only about 600 BCM is put to use so far rest goes to the sea. Water Quality Chemical properties ( composition , partitioning, solubility of gases and other materials, osmosis, Diffusion, dispersion and other processes Physical properties (Thermal stability, viscocity, stratification, Transpirancy, vepour pressure and other other processes Biological processes (Photosynthesis, respiration, Nature and density of biological Communities Other biological processes Hydrological processes Flow regime, velocity, bed characters, periodicity, Advection, convection, Mixing, turbulence, Meandering, scouring, depositing

36. Dated as far back as 5000 years. Dholavira of the Indus Valley Civilisation was harvesting runoff in Thar desert of Rajasthan a technique still being practiced in most parts of Rajasthan state

38. the inefficiency & inability of Community to transfer Water Resource from the place of availability to the Point of Consumption Water Scarcity is caused due to [MARKET PARADIGM]

39. If the Resources could be freely moved from the regions of abundance to that of Scarcity, the needs of the people shall be met and Higher prices at the same time will lead to it’s conservation

43. Considering Water Scaricity in a Market Paradigm has it's Own set of Problems and The Market assumptions are blind to the ecological limits set by Water Cycle & the Economic Limits set by Poverty Now What Way Should We Go? " Market Paradigm or Ecological Paradigm"

44. We must realise that there is no alternative to water Historically, Water Development Projects World Over have shown that Technological Solutions to the Ecological Problems under Market regimen have proven to be unsuccessful as a resource necessory for Biological Survival any attempt to deprive communities of any common resource shall be considered as Ecological Terrorism or Eco - Terrorism

45. Make better use of ‘green water’ Increase water productivity in rain-fed agriculture

46. Eco Terrorism or Water Democracy ? We must Look Back to Our Traditional Wisdom ! Shri Anupam Mishra ^^ jktLFkku dh jtr cawns ** ^^ vkt Hkh [kjs gS rkykc ** [ Treditional Wisdom of Rainwater Harvesting & Conservation in Rajasthan] [Traditional ways of Construction & Management of Lakes] Maharashtra, 1972 [ Shri Vikas Salunkhe] ikuh iapk;r^^xzke xkSjo izfr"Bku** Equitable distribution of Water on basis of number of persons in the Family, rather than Land holding

47. ^^eqfDr la?k"kZ** Maharashtra, 1982 Bult Dam by Collective Efforts, 1989 Stopped Sugar Cane cultivation Harvested only the Staple grains Kept aside 30% land for Multi sps. Plantation Democretically elected"Patkari" to look after Water Distribution Grown Fodder in 2000 acres Land for every 4 months to be distributed free for the Cattle Gujrat, water recharging structures and revived R.Ruparel in 1994 supplying water for 250 village, It was dried up in 1970's Shri Rajendra Singh, Tarun Bharat Sangh at Rajasthan Maharashtra, Shri Anna Hazare from Village Rale gan Siddhi Women Members of Pani Panchayat created

48. The essence is small is beautiful LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL PROBLEMS SUSTAINABILITY IS THE KEY

49. Thank You Progress is Must! Environment is First. But