Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday called upon the people to take up rain water harvesting activities as a movement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThough our country is receiving copious rains, we are lagging behind in conserving the rain water thus staring at a major water crisis,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Governor was addressing the Vice-Chancellors of different universities of Telangana and Puducherry and the Indian Red Cross Society functionaries through a video conference on the theme of \u201cCatch the Rain, where it falls, when it falls,\u201d from Raj Bhavan, here.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that though India accounts for 18 per cent of the world\u2019s population, and 20 per cent of the livestock of the world, it has only four per cent of the water resources of the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the rain water is going unused. It is high time that we create rain water harvesting structures to conserve and use it. We must reduce the indiscriminate and over-exploitation of the precious ground water. We must accelerate the ground water recharge. We need to achieve the water use efficiency by 20 per cent. Water is critical for development,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The Governor expressed concern that 256 out of 700 districts have been identified as \u2018critical\u2019 or \u2018over exploited ground water levels\u2019 in our country.<\/p>\n
India has been categorised as the \u2018water-stressed\u2019 country in terms of per capita water availability, at the same time per capita water requirement is rapidly increasing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is paradoxical that we witness floods due to plenty of rains, on the other hand we experience water scarcity. This is just a result of our failure to harvest the rain water in an effective manner and on a massive scale,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Governor urged all the stakeholders to proactively promote the \u201cCatch the Rain,\u201d campaign having a tagline of \u201cwhere it falls, when it falls,\u201d launched as part of the National Water Mission.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur efforts for country\u2019s growth and prosperity, livelihoods of the people, sustainable development for future generations all depend upon our success in effective rain water harvesting and avoiding the over-exploitation of the ground water,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, who is also the Chancellor of State Universities, directed the Vice-Chancellors to transform the university campuses as \u2018Green and Water-Rich Campuses.<\/p>\n
She suggested them to create rain water harvesting facilities like check dams, water harvesting pits, water ponds, re-cycling of waste water, roof top water harvesting structures etc.,<\/p>\n
The Governor called upon the Indian Red Cross Society functionaries to involve the volunteers to give this Catch the Rain initiative momentum at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n
She emphasised on the prevention of blockages in feeder channels, de-siltation of water bodies, protecting the water bodies from encroachments as to conserve rainwater.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan also called for studies on the ancient and traditional methods of rainwater harvesting structures used in our villages earlier.<\/p>\n
She called for the convergence of modern technology and ancient wisdom to effectively harvest the rainwater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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