So i was talking to this friend of mine , who said i can be india`s next Khuswant singh ( minus the perverted jokes ! ) , so here i am proving him wrong !
So wat issue am i supposed to puke on....umm...monsoon being the flavour of the season , seems to be an ideal topic 2day ...
Staying here in the island city , i always felt water was something i can take granted for , but now , with Lord Indra not marking his attendance this year , it seems we are the one`s blacklisted !
On a serious note , brothers and their cute sisters , buck up and shampoo once in a week (if possible have bath once a week too ! ) , for we might still be lucky enough to have this life inducing drug pour down our taps , but this scenario isnt spanning across India ...
Down South , karnataka faces a drought like situation with Mr.Yeddyurappa(C.M) turning to lord almighty to be his knight in shining armour !
In the Cauvery river basin for instance, the total water available is around 16 tmcft, against 41 tmcft in June last year. Water level in the basin’s four reservoirs — Harangi, Hemavathy, KRS and Kabini — is far too less compared to last year. The situation is similar in the Krishna basin which has six major reservoirs — Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Almatti and Narayanapura.
Same is the story up North , Punjab , Harayana , our wheat & paddy havens are suddenly fighting to keep water flowing in to their fields . Just imagine if this is the story in agriculturally developed states , how would the tribal areas of Maharshtra , Orissa be managing .
Months back Mr.Rahul gandhi highligted the woes of Kalavati , a fragile dalit woman in the Lok sabha , only to gain political mileage out of it . Her story is like the thousands of families from the agricultural background , her husband , a farmer comitted suicide , and she is currently single handedly managing her family with 9 children .She came to New Delhi with hopes of meeting Mr. Gandhi,but the MP's office told her that he is too busy to meet her. Rahul Gandhi’s office stated the young MP was too busy for an appointment , which is the precise reason why we vote , to have our voices heard .
Some one rightly said , "The Next world war is over water" , if that is to be true , its still something far off , but clearly in the present , the power to help & save vests with us . Please use water responsibly , for its your luck that you dont have to walk miles to have your buckets filled unlike thousands .
Mumbai-The Island city ...currently faces a deficit of 250 million litres of water everyday , so it is beyond mine & your luxury to have it pour down the sink without a reason . In present scenario , unless we reduce the intake of water , approximately only 20 days worth water is currently tapped in a few reservoirs .
Unless each one of us , adopts a few ways to reduce our consumption , the flavour of the season for robbery would be Water !
Jotted below are a few ways to save water , hope you guyz find it useful & also please forward this to your friends , because its a cause & unless you participate in it , its listed to be a failure !
1. Never put water down the drain when there may be another use for it such as watering a plant or garden, or cleaning.
2. Verify that your home is leak-free, because many homes have hidden water leaks. Read your water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.
3. Avoid flushing the toilet unnecessarily. Dispose of tissues, insects and other such waste in the trash rather than the toilet.Also use a bucket to flush urine , as it requires only 0.2 litres . Calculate how much we`ve wasted to date !
4. Avoid having a bath in a shower , use a bucket instead.
5. Do not use running water to thaw meat or other frozen foods. Defrost food overnight in the refrigerator or by using the defrost setting on your microwave.
6. Never install a water-to-air heat pump or air-conditioning system. Air-to-air models are just as efficient and do not waste water.
I was one amongst those lazy ediots , who would flush and run away , but i guess i`ll feel guilty when i read tommorow`s newspapers , and how my brothers walked miles to get a bucket of drinking water..
" You will make a difference only if u FEEL it .. "
Cheers & all the best !
