Its raining since morning in Mumbai, and although its good to finally have monsoon moisten the dry earth, its not raining hard where it rightfully ought to-- in Eastern Maharashtra, parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada- drought stricken agriculture fields make headlines every day. Its heart-wrenching to watch images of farmers crying for the caked lands bereft of rains on TV.
'Water Conservation' has never found a louder voice than now owing to the depleted water levels in dams, lakes and rivers alike. And, when we thought access to clean drinking water is an issue, access to water itself seems a big problem in the coming years.
I wonder if we are going to learn any ecology lessons now, from these environmental problems signalling trouble since the past five years? We still have nil infrastructure to arrest the wastage of water and sustaining villages on tankers is a high price we are paying for neglecting primal duties of conservation of water resources.
Why do we never learn from our mistakes?
Water scarcity as an issue has been making headlines since 2009, when it hit villages in Maharashtra for a prolonged period. It disgusts me when I see people wasting buckets of precious water while cleaning their balconies, and homes when easier methods of cleaning in less water can be utilised. People want change alright, they just don't want to begin with their own homes. Change cannot be brought merely by talking about problems or the discomforts through candle march vigils and hunger strikes anymore in this nation today. We must act consciously and carefully to conserve, and most importantly be sensitive towards the ecology, the environment- built and natural, and our resources. No other planet even if it is fit for human settlement will be as good as the Earth is. And, the sooner we realize this for ourselves and the future generations, the better it will be for our existence.
'Water Conservation' has never found a louder voice than now owing to the depleted water levels in dams, lakes and rivers alike. And, when we thought access to clean drinking water is an issue, access to water itself seems a big problem in the coming years.
I wonder if we are going to learn any ecology lessons now, from these environmental problems signalling trouble since the past five years? We still have nil infrastructure to arrest the wastage of water and sustaining villages on tankers is a high price we are paying for neglecting primal duties of conservation of water resources.
Why do we never learn from our mistakes?
Water scarcity as an issue has been making headlines since 2009, when it hit villages in Maharashtra for a prolonged period. It disgusts me when I see people wasting buckets of precious water while cleaning their balconies, and homes when easier methods of cleaning in less water can be utilised. People want change alright, they just don't want to begin with their own homes. Change cannot be brought merely by talking about problems or the discomforts through candle march vigils and hunger strikes anymore in this nation today. We must act consciously and carefully to conserve, and most importantly be sensitive towards the ecology, the environment- built and natural, and our resources. No other planet even if it is fit for human settlement will be as good as the Earth is. And, the sooner we realize this for ourselves and the future generations, the better it will be for our existence.
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