By Abdul Rahman Mohammed, CEO, Sahara Industry – Clean, safe and easily available water is important for people, production and the planet. Apart from drinking and domestic activities, it is also used for cleaning, agriculture, food production, and all commercial purposes. Economic development of a nation largely depends on adequate availability of safe water. Appropriate water supply and sanitation and better management of water resources not only boost countries’ economic growth but also greatly contribute in poverty eradication and public health. The theme of World Water Day this year is…
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World Water Day: Accelerate to Commemorate
By Mohammed Naser Azeez, Managing Director, Aquality Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd. – Water is the most vital resource that we all use every single day. At global level, 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water at home. The United Nations report on how climate change is affecting world’s water resources has estimated that around half of the world population, nearly 5 billion people will face at least one month of water shortage by 2050. Lack of adequate water facility near homes is forcing women and girls in…
Read MoreRising populations exacerbate lack of resources
By Mr. Rajesh H, Manager- Water Industry, ifm electronic India Private Limited – India’s water supply comes mainly from rivers and groundwater. The greatest challenge consists in the lack of water, and this problem is becoming more serious as the population increases. We are approaching a zero point in many parts of India – water supplies are practically exhausted. Tap water is not potable. To make it drinkable, it has to be filtered using a domestic reverse osmosis plant. The increasing scarcity of water has led to improvements in the…
Read MoreWorld Water Day Quote from KPMG
By Sumouleendra Ghosh, Associate Partner, KPMG in India and Global Infrastructure Water Sector Lead of KPMG – The Indian water sector is at an important crossroad. Increasing demand coupled with dwindling freshwater resources as led to a situation where the country is staring at significant water stress in the near future. Today, the water sector in India finds itself grappling with two realities – the need for managing water optimally and the challenge of meeting the growing water demand from competing needs of domestic, agricultural and industrial sectors. In the…
Read MoreWorld Water Day Quote from VA Tech WABAG
By Rajneesh Chopra, Global Head – Business Development, VA TECH WABAG LIMITED – The theme of World Water Day 2023 could not have been more appropriate given the alarming water crisis globally and the setback because of the pandemic on the progress of UN SDG 6. To achieve SDG 6 by 2030, we need to align our vision towards water sustainably and security globally and accelerate the progress together. WABAG’s vision is aligned to UN SDG 6 and its own ESG Targets. Our motto “sustainable solutions for a better life”…
Read More‘Water Industry and the role it plays in the development of a Country’
World Water Day 2023 quote By Dr. Ajit Vishnu Salvi, Dy. Chief Engineer (S.O.), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation – Water is elixir of life. It has quantitative limitations and qualitative vulnerability. Water is essential for manufacturing, Agriculture, Commerce, many types of energies, Economics and the existence of human & other life forms. However, one should not forget that water can never be manufactured. Cloud seeding technology still has long distance to go. Water is at the core of sustainable development and is critical for socio-economic development, healthy ecosystem and for human…
Read MoreIndian Water Industry and the role water plays in the development of the country
By Dr Anil Kumar Mishra, (Bacteriologist), Delhi Jal Board, Govt of NCT Delhi- Water is an essential and vital component of life and required for performing different type of metabolic activities in all type of living organisms. In present scenario, water scarcity and contamination (physical, chemical microbiological, radiological contaminants) are major problem in India and worldwide. Due to rapid growth of population, urbanization, industrialization and agriculture activities, water resources are under stress and gap between supply and demand (required for various activities like bathing, cooking drinking, sanitation, irrigation, industries etc.)…
Read MoreWater security and food security in India
World Water Day 2023 quote by Mridusmita Debnath,Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, Scientist, Division of Land and Water Management, ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region – Forecasts on demographic growth and economic development specified a significant increase in food demand to almost double by 2050. Rising food prices are a clear indication of that. Further, demographic projections confirmed that more than 50% of the population worldwide will suffer water scarcity by 2025. Thus, the conflicts among water-demanding sectors and uncertain climate aggravate the situation in agriculture. Moreover,…
Read MoreWorld Water Day 2023 quote | Kritsnam Technologies
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…
Read MoreMAKING WATER A PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
By Mandarr Kkamthe, Senior Product Manager-Water at Asian Contec Ltd. (Stanlay)– Improved water supply and sanitation and water resources management boosts countries’ economic growth and contributes greatly to nation’s growth. Resolving water related challenges requires that the costs for improved water supply and sanitation and water resources management be seen as sound public and private investments and key to a strategy that boosts economies, enables individuals and businesses with a fair chance to prosper. Simply put water and related services must be made part of the economic development business. Water…
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