INDIA, GO GREEN
Hi everyone,
I have just watched“rally for
rivers”. As I watched I felt pity and sad
for India. I sense that the lifelines of the nation are rivers and they are the
sources of fresh water. Rivers make the nation green and prosperous. Without rivers,
there will be no life, no nation and the landmass will turn into desert. I heard
that Indian culture includes rivers as a part of its civilization.
Now a serious condition is
worrying me -that is India’s future. Indian lifelines (rivers) are facing an
alarming crisis. All rivers in India are at the dangerous level of depletion
that means many rivers in India will become seasonal and they will not be
perineal anymore.With seasonal rivers, there will
not be enough water for drinking and farming. Without enough farming people in
India will starve to death.
I have gone through some
newspapers and news in internet regarding water crisis. I felt very sad that 1.3 billion Indians are
suffering with water crisis. 25% of the country is turning into desert. River
Godavari has shrunk by 20%. Kaveri has shrunk by 40%. Krishna and Narmada by
60%. Rivers, Dams, Lakes and wells have dried up. People in Central India are
walking miles and miles just for a glass of water. People are digging up the
dried rivers for water.
Now it’s time to think how
to regenerate rivers. To generate water, we must join hands and reduce the
water usage, planting more trees, avoid deforestation, rainwater harvesting,
use of sprinklers for farming etc.
With love,
Khyatisri.
