Water Issues in India Today

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Water Issues in India Today

• I. What we need
  to do urgently-
• Valedictory Address to Visionary Workshop of the
  Water Community
• By Prof. V.S. Vyas

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• II. Major Issues
• - Growing gap between availability and
  requirement.
• - Total utilizable water resources in the
  country are estimated at 1123 km3 .
• - Total water requirements in
• 2010 813 km3
• 2025 1093 km3
• 2050 1447 km3.
• (Source Report of the Working Group on Water
  Resources for XI Five Year Plan. December 2006,
  Table 1.2 p.9.)
• - Growing dependence on groundwater resources.
• - Deteriorating quality of available water
  resources.
• - Water related disputes at every level.
• - Issues of privatization and water markets.
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• III. Give greater emphasis to
• - Water conservation
• - Demand Management.
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• IV. Approach to Demand Management
• - Take a holistic view.
• - Take multi disciplinary approach.
• - Use appropriate technologies.
• - Introduce organizational innovations.
• - Take recourse to legal measures when
  necessary.
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• V. Water issues need to be discussed and
  resolved at decentralized level.
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• VI. Key to success is
• - Public awareness
• - Consensus building
• - Transparency and accountability.
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• Thank you
• V.S. Vyas
• New Delhi
• 13.03.2007
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