Lighthouse

Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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this level (hardly any remedial measures being taken). On one hand, we have crores of people going thirsty and on the other hand we have rain dance, water parks, water theme enjoyment joints. All these need to be questioned. Possibly, it is a matter of belief that each drop of water contains millions of living creatures. However, nobody will disagree that each single drop of water is life-sustaining. No wonder, some people would predict world war on the issue of water. While there are international summits on the subject of water, we need to know some instances of enormous wastage of water. The golf course of Tigerwoods in Dubai needs 1.8 crore litres of water every day to keep it lush green. This is just an example. The Deonar abattoir in Mumbai uses 90 lakh litres of water every day! We also find that the overhead water tanks in our residential building practically everywhere overflow, wasting hundreds of litres of water. When in some rural areas of the country women have to track 4 to 10 kilometres everyday just to fetch two small pots of water, how should human civilization respond in the matter of colossal waste of water elsewhere? 22nd March is observed every year as 'World Water Day'. Motivational messages are released on this day with the object of avoiding wastage of water. Holi festival this year will be around the same day. There will be flow of advice to save water and there will be flow (wastage) of water also at the same time. According to a statement by Investment King Warren Buffet, the next decade will be a decade of investment in water sector. Taking cue from this statement, it will not be surprising if large reservoirs of water are transferred in the 72
Lighthouse