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Are we nearing towards Dry days amidst water crisis? The case of Chennai so far aptly justifies it.  Droughts in 2018 has rippling effects till date which is further accompanied by dried water bodies and depleting ground water levels. It also justifies Niti Aayog’s report of 21 Indian cities fearing to run out of groundwater by 2020, which includes Chennai. This grim water scenario in Chennai and also in other states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh is a challenge for the country’s water security as well. We cannot defer such acute water shortage but can definitely attempt to find a feasible solution. Chennai must embrace an Integrated approach towards water management which must prudently involve strong political consensus to prioritize ‘Water Preservation, Conservation & Management which should be accompanied by strong institutional mechanism to back up political promises. But wait, let’s not forget the community actors like civil societies, RWAs, Self Help Gr...

India’s capital is running out of water with depleting #waterreserves and dwindling #groundwater supply. The remarks of #DelhiJalBoard explaining the water demand exceeding its supply certainly draws a flak. The inescapable water mafia, rising water tankers, illegal piped connections compounded with non-qualitative water supply has put a heavy burden on the public exchequer. Are we waiting for a grim scenario like Cape Town Day Zero which anyways #Niti Aayog has pointed out as early as 2020. Can’t we rewrite this state of apathy? Time to Ponder What if we rejuvenate our ‘Source’ water bodies, recharge aquifiers, store rain water, reuse of waste water? We could supplement our water usage especially during the lean dry seasons.  But this must be a shared responsibility of Government, Delhi Jal Board, private players, civil society and public’. Moreover, the practice of charging an amicable cost from every user would lessen the burden on the tax payers and much better than payin...