Water is in short supply in many countries of the world, but consumption of water by families is increasing. Why is this happening? What can be done to preserve water?

Water

is one of the most critical resources globally and for humans. In the fast-paced world that we presently reside in, the trend of city urbanization has attributed to the

water

intake by people has increased and has caused the shortage.

However

, these issues can be addressed by some possible solutions.

Firstly

, one of the significant causes of

water

shortage is industrial development. The chemical from the factories is discharged into the

water

sources, contaminating the

water

resources.

Secondly

, the migration of people from rural to urban in search of employment has overpopulated the cities. Due to civilization, the pollution has drastically increased in the metropolia.

For instance

, The lakes and rivers that served as the primary

water

source in our ancestral period were thoroughly contaminated by industrial waste emissions and people dumping the waste material around the

water

resources.

As a result

,

water

demand has dramatically increased, not sufficient to satisfy human needs.

On the other hand

, to overcome these

water

-related problems, the government has made an initiative to increase the groundwater level, one of the soundest solutions is called

rainwater

harvesting, where every house built in the country has to build connections to make the

rainwater

reach the ground surface so that it increases the

water

level under the ground.

For example

, in Tamilnadu, when individuals go for building approval, they have to show the map of

rainwater

harvesting in their building.

In addition

,

water

can be recycled from the recycling plants and used for gardening purposes, which are currently being followed in many big technology parks. Considerably, If these solutions are followed, problems occurring related to

water

can be controlled to an extent. To conclude, urbanization and industrial development are the most significant cause of the short supply of

water

in major cities, contaminating the

water

and raising the

water

demand.

This

problem can be addressed by building up a

rainwater

storage system and developing

water

recycling plants to purify the contaminated

water

.