Tag: water conservation

Enhancing water security in rural India

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Rural Water Security

The water scenario in rural India India’s development and self-reliance is dependent upon water security. At present, India ranks 2 in water consumption and 132 in water availability per capita. Although rural India comprises 66 percent of the country’s population, it accounts for approximately 80 percent of the nation’s total water usage, for agricultural purposes. The water availability in any region is dependent on natural factors like rainfall, river systems, hydro- meteorological and geological conditions, however, water availability per person is dependent on the population of a country. The per…

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World Water Day 2023 quote | Kritsnam Technologies

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Dr. Jagadeesh, Senior Research Engineer and Sustainability Lead, Kritsnam Technologies – Once upon a time, in a small village called Madanapalle in the Chittoor district in India, lived a farmer named Ravi and his wife Sita. They had a small piece of land on which they grew their crops. Every year, they faced the difficult challenge of managing their water supply, especially during the dry seasons. They had to rely on the monsoons to fill their wells, which often left them with little or no water for their crops. One…

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Amrit Sarovar Unveiled in Chandigarh

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The first Amrit Sarovar of Chandigarh was unveiled on 15 August, at Kaimbwala village. The primary aim of Amrit Samovar’s is to promote water conservation, which will in turn raise ground water levels. The Amrit Sarovar, in Kaimbwala village, was unveiled by Ms Sarabjit Kaur Dhillon, the mayor of Chandigarh. The unveiling of the Amrit Sarovar was a part of the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations wherein the deadline, to rejuvenate 75 water bodies, in each district of India is 15 August 2023. It is expected that the Amrit Sarovar,…

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SMART AND INTELLIGENT WATER NETWORK

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By Subhash Sethi, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited Water is vital to human sustainability and economic growth. Globally, the number of water scarce regions is rising every year threatening the well-being of its people and the economy. Global pressure on water utilities are varying from region to region on water availability, usage and wastage. The most significant factor that utilities across regions faces regularly is the huge volume of water losses, which represents the water that isn’t accounted for despite necessary resources applied by them. High volume of water wastage and…

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