The measures against the poverty cannot be realized with looming water scarcity in the country. Explain (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· The NITI Aayog report on ‘Composite Water Management Index (2018)’ underlines that over 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress.
· The Central Groundwater Board’s estimates show that the groundwater table in most part of the country has been declining every year because of over-exploitation.
· Due to accumulation of sediments in the water storage area of major and medium irrigation dams that are currently in use, the total storage capacity has fallen significantly.
· Who can forget the year of 2016, when nearly 25 per cent of India’s population living in 254 districts across 10 States suffered severe water shortages due to drought.
· Five lakh litres of drinking water was brought to Latur district of Maharashtra by trains to distribute to the people. But few remember those traumatic days.
· The Minor Irrigation Census of India reports that there are a total of about 6.42 lakh tanks, lakes and ponds in India.
· Due to the lack of proper maintenance, the water storage capacity of these small water bodies has fallen steeply.
· Also, steps should be taken to remove silt deposited in the water storage areas of the dams.
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