Ranjan K Baruah

             We cannot live without water. Water is must for us and for every living organism on earth. It is the essential building block of life. Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.

Water has been a focus globally as there is crisis. Water is being wasted in many occasions which are done by human being. We do not find animals wasting water but human being waste it for lifestyle. This year water day focus is on wastewater. World water day is observed globally on 22nd March .This year, water day’s focus is on wastewater and ways to reduce and reuse as over 80% of all the wastewater from homes, cities, industry and agriculture. In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly officially designated March 22 as World Water Day. World Water Day is coordinated by UN-Water in collaboration with governments and partners.

It is essential and we need to improve the collection and treatment of wastewater and safely reuse it. At the same time, we need to reduce the quantity and pollution load of wastewater we produce, to help protect the environment and our water resources. International World Water Day focuses attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Sustainable Development Goal 6 – ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030 - includes a target to halve the proportion of untreated wastewater and increase water recycling and safe reuse. If we look at the data the we shall find that globally, over 80% of the wastewater generated by society flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused. 1.8 billion People use a source of drinking water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. Unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene cause around 842,000 deaths each year. The opportunities from exploiting wastewater as a resource are enormous. Safely managed wastewater is an affordable and sustainable source of water, energy, nutrients and other recoverable materials.

Instead of wasting wastewater, we need to reduce and reuse it. In our homes, we can reuse greywater on our gardens and plots. In our cities, we can treat and reuse wastewater for green spaces. In industry and agriculture, we can treat and recycle discharge for things like cooling systems and irrigation. There are available technologies which can treat wastewater and allow removal of almost all contaminants from wastewater, making them suitable for every use.

It is the responsibility of each and every one of us to save every drop of water. There are many initiatives around the world but it depends upon each and every citizen and how they contribute when it comes to reduce, reuse and recycle of water. We may also look at it as opportunity. The opportunities from exploiting wastewater as a resource are enormous. Safely managed wastewater is an affordable and sustainable source of water, energy, nutrients and other recoverable materials.  There are more green jobs related to this for green entrepreneurs. Lets us commit ourselves to save water for sustainable future. (Feedback may be sent to bkranjan@gmail.com)

 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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