Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Task 8: WATER SHORTAGE




Water Shortage

“Water is the most common liquid on our planet, vital to all life forms”( http://polymer.bu.edu/Wasser/robert/work/node2.html). A person can’t live without water. More than 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, including oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, estuaries, rivers and streams. Some places in India have polluted groundwater which is the big problem for many people in India. In this essay I’m going to write about the problems and the solutions about water shortage.

The main problem is that most of the poor countries’ water systems are controlled by many putative companies. Almost all the problems are made by human activates. First of all we use water more than what we need everywhere and we don’t have an alternative source. Furthermore, it is estimated that by 2020, about 50 per cent of India's population will be living in cities. Yet another problem is that we also pollute our water (flowthefilm.com). This scenario is the same in many poor countries. Building dams also affects the flow of pure rivers which makes it undrinkable.

There are many solutions for this issue. The solution for this problem is in human’s hands, mentions that we should start work in planning and implementation of development project immediately. People also could be creative in water conservation by using modern or old techniques to get and collect fresh water. Water could even be stored at those depots to reduce the risk of another Burchfield fire/disaster.

In conclusion water crisis has been one of the most recent problems in century. In my opinion people need to take more care for water because it’s not only for government and companies but it’s for people also.


Bibliography:

Http://www.ezilon.com/articles/articles/1766/1/Water-Problem-in-India-and-How-to-Solve-it. 31 May 2009.

Http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Crisis/AA-on-drought.htm.

Http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/24/news/international/India_water_shortage.fortune/index.htm. 28 May 2009.