Fresh water reserves are becoming less worldwide. What are the reasons for this? What are the solutions that can be done by countries and individuals?

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A recent paper published by Worldbank suggested depletion of fresh
water
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reserves around the globe at the rate of 7% per year. It is being speculated that at
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rate, 80% of the earth will be devoid of drinkable
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by the year 3100.
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decline can be attributed to the fact that over usage, unchecked wastage and increase in pollution leading to contamination have shrunk the overall pool of useable
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. If no extreme steps are taken immediately to stop
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decrease, we can anticipate a world war on
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water
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the water
soon. Wastage is the root cause of decrease in clean
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reservoirs because of an innate belief that
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will never deplete and
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taking it for granted. It is not uncommon to find tap
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open, especially in households/restaurants even when not in use. In developing countries spillage of
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on roads is a common sight. Since the government provides free
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to agricultural lands in India, over usage becomes a mandate in the minds of farmers because no one is paying for the
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that is
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being used in abundance. Another factor that plays a pivotal role in shrinkage of
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reservoirs is the increasing level of pollution in
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contributed by manufacturing factories and homes. In underdeveloped countries, it is a prevalent practice to dispose industrial as well as household waste in
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bodies lending these areas contaminated and unfit to use. Over the years, due to lack of stringent laws, industrial waste has always found its way into landfills and
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reserves and
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gruesome practice continues till date Fresh
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plays a vital role in
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the survival
of life. We use it for not only
drinking but
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drinking, but
agriculture, industrial processing, sanitation systems and
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it is our responsibility to safeguard it from our own vices.
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Regulatory
authorities need to place stringent laws in place to penalize those found guilty.
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, implying hefty fines on those found using more that required amount of
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per month and those found polluting the clean
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. Committees need to be formed in every district that should monitor and protect the available usable
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and a detailed report should be sent every month to the central department highlighting major challenges and concerns.
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, authority should plan to have awareness campaigns to instill the thoughts of reducing wastage in the minds of public. At an individual level, one should keep a tab on
spillage
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spilling
by closing the tab when not in need, avoiding showers and using buckets for taking bath. As responsible
citizens it
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citizens, it
is our responsibility to help
government
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the government
governments
protect the depletion of
clean drinkable
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clean, drinkable
water
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for our future generation to thrive on. And as well all know, taking relevant steps today will go a long way in making sure our children have a secured and clean life in front of them to thrive upon
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