Despite concern over the end use of both ground and river water for industrial purposes, the use of ground water for drinking, irrigation and industries in Odisha is 26.14 per cent.

This is sounds like crisis.

History tells us of man creating civilizations in and around water bodies. Even today, modern societies are concentrated on the world’s seaboards.

Environmentalists and several residents’ welfare associations have termed the 340 hectare groundwater recharge zone in the Sohna Final Development Plan- 2031 “grossly inadequate” and “unsustainable

Efforts by the Communication and Capacity Development Unit (CCDU), under the Department of Water Resources, to make Kerala a water-friendly society have entered the virtual world.

SHILLONG: As global warming is taking its toll, a remarkable change in climate is seen. The same is experienced in Meghalaya, where the crisis for drinking water is one of the biggest problems despite the state receiving good rainfall.

To tackle this problem before it goes out of hand, an immediate need to provide information, educate and communicate with the masses on the water-related issues was felt. With this thought in mind, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of water resources, government of India has started a nation-wide campaign amongst the school children through painting competition with the theme, ‘Replete ground water before it depletes’.

With several governments banning the use of ground water in construction and making it mandatory for residential projects to have water harvesting units, most developers are meticulously following