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Every year on March 22nd, World Water Day is observed to highlight the importance of clean water. Since 1993, the tradition has been carried on. According to the U.n website, more than 2.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. This year’s theme is the global water crisis, with the goal of achieving Livable Water and Sanitation for All by 2030. The concept and idea for this day date back to 1992, when the Un Convention on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
On World Water Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “On World Water Day, let us reaffirm our pledge to save every drop of water.” Our country is taking numerous steps, such as the Jal Jeevan Mission, to ensure water preservation and access to safe drinking water for its citizens.” “Over the last few years, it has been heartening to see water conversation become a protest, with innovative efforts taking place across the country,” he added. I’d like to thank all of the people and organizations who are working to save water.”
This year’s focus is on groundwater, a dwindling resource that many countries overuse. While groundwater is pumped for domestic and industrial purposes, it is also essential to the proper functioning of ecosystems. “We must protect them from overexploitation – abstracting more water than is recharged by rain and snow – and the pollution that currently haunts them, because it can lead to the depletion of this resource, extra-costs of processing it, and sometimes even preventing its use,” the UN says on its website. The UN has also asked people to create a 60-second video describing the impact groundwater has on their lives and what else can be done to protect it.
