SDG 6 in India
SDG 6 in India India has access to a mere 4% of potable water, feeding nearly 16% of the world population. It is estimated that the demand for clean water will double compared to the resource supply, causing severe water scarcity. Therefore, progress incorporated with strategic plans and practices, especially in today’s adverse circumstances, needs to be implemented to create an awareness on effective usage of water.
Immobile places of water, including streams, tanks, and pipelines generally get contaminated or polluted because of the convergence of urbanization and unplanned utilization. Untreated wastewater utilized for watering system poses potential risk to well-being of both consumers and irrigators, and wastewater sanitation concerns need to be satisfactorily attended.
Government of India’s initiatives like Namami Gange which dealt with the conservation of River Ganga, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, National Rural Drinking Water Programme have hugely contributed towards water sanitation and cleaning programme.
Various new missions pertaining to water conservation and harvesting have been launched in order to curb down the afflicts of waste water, drought, dryness and irregular rainfall. New techniques of surface water harvesting, ground water harvesting have been adopted by states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, etc. in order to pull-off water availability for future.
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Using new technologies to re-use waste water
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Checking the outflow of industrial wastes into water sources like rivers, ponds, etc.
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Preventing contamination of farm fields with chemicals and their washing off to nearest water reservoirs
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Preventing contamination of artificial drinking water storage tanks and pipelines.
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Managing water storage system to prevent expansion of water borne diseases
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Use of advanced water sanitation technology
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