Dear All
Continued the process of publication and brief details of the paper published recently in Asian Jour. of Prof.
Ethics & Mng. Vol.11, No.3. Oct-Dec 2019. Bangalore. ISSN No: 2349-1434
(Print) & ISSN 2348-8220 (Online) were presented below as:
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WATER
SECURITY – OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Lakshmi Narayana
N
Mentor
Geo
Rehabilitation Centre, Hyderabad.
Email ID: grcnln@gmail.com
“Save
Water to Save Ourselves - the best Gift you can give to coming Generation is Water”
ABSTRACT
Water is the most
precious natural resource which controls every activity on this globe. It
supports for the development of the people and Nation with better sustainability
and quality. The mission of poverty alleviation has concentrated on food
(roti), clothing (kapada) and shelter (makhan). In the processes of business
oriented development and consequences of the processes of liberalization,
privatization and globalization, development took place for the selected groups
and region and result has been dominated by the negative impact in the form of
marginalization, vulnerabilities, unhealthy environment, and widening the gap
between the rich and poor. The mission of food security, needs availability,
accessibility and affordability of water at all the stage of agriculture and
product making. Water security is very well linked up with the development and
security of individuals, society, and environment. The analysis of water
security does face several challenges and at the same time opens gates with
opportunities. Jal Shakti Abhiyan is one such recent initiative. The community
initiatives with ownership will minimize undesired impact and supports for
better outputs with positive impact. The set of geotools with need based
technologies supports for the identification, mapping, assessment, development,
utilization, monitoring, evaluation and management of water resources. The
initiatives taken up in the study are need based and resulted for significant
impact in the chosen domain. The initiatives are simple, replicable, scalable,
and sustainable matching to the dynamics of the given environment.
Key Words: Harvesting,
Mapping, Watershed, Environment, Pollution, Geotools, Water Security,
Sustainable Development, Quality of Life.
Statement of the Problem
Water is the most
precious natural resource and its poor availability in terms of quantity, quality
and access will affect the development of the people, environment and Nation.
Initiatives
In this domain, Author is
well experienced and contributed significantly during the last three and half
decades from Government, Private and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). All
such initiatives are well supported by presentations and publications both at
National and International Levels. Some of the key initiatives (Fig. 11) were
presented below as:
ü Mapping
& Assessment: Several
areas covering major parts of the Nation have been mapped and assessed the water resources both on surface and
sub-surface. The outputs have given clarity for selecting the right area for
recharge, storage and utilization for various purposes.
ü Rainwater
Harvesting: The concept and
guidelines have been disseminated to the larger groups about its importance and
simple ways to implement by every member. This journey has been started from
house itself which has been highlighted and published.
ü Watershed
Management: Selected areas
have been developed for effective Watershed Management with better use of land
and other natural resources. Majority of them are community based and given
ownership for the community to maintain it on life cycle basis.
ü Saline-Fresh
Water Interface: As part of
Groundwater Management in the selected basins, extensive work has been done in
saline environment for mapping the interface of Saline-Fresh Water along the coastal
belt. This stood as the role model for replicating the same for effective
management of fresh water in the saline environment.
ü Geotools: A set of geotools covering: Geological,
Hydrological, Geophysical both surface and bore hole logging, Geochemical and
Drilling were extensively deployed for the identification, assessment,
management, monitoring, and evaluation of water resources in terms of both
quantity and quality. Also used for mapping of source and extent of pollution
from mining, industries, and other sources of pollution / pollutants.
ü Awareness
& Advocacy: Selected targeted
groups, communities and NGOs have been used to create awareness on advocacy
mode to disseminate the realities about the water resources in terms of both
quantity and quality; needs & demand; challenges & opportunities; and
need of utilizing the technologies with innovation and creativity.
ü Training
& Research: Several
programmes have been organized for the students of Schools, Colleges &
Universities, Project Works for the students of Master Courses, and other works
with priority on practical aspects with effective facilitation for transformation
of knowhow from labs to land.
ü Sharing
& Dissemination:
The works done in this domain have been shared and disseminated to the larger
population through all possible channels / media in general and particularly
e-forums.
ü Documentation
& Publication:
The works done have been documented in the form of reports, content
development, and publication at both National and International Journals which
includes e-publications.
ü Workshops
& Seminars: Several
workshops have been conducted for the students of Schools, Colleges &
Universities, Community Workers, Farmers, Service Providers (NGOs), and other
targeted groups who further disseminate the same to larger population as a change
maker. Also presented several papers at the Seminars of National and International
level with publication of volumes.
Recommendations
The sturdy is the priority
area and needs continuation and the recommendations emerged includes:
ü To support and encourage students to make
the real change in the community with innovation and creativity.
ü Empower the local communities with better
participation and ownership for bringing the change with better visibility and sustainability.
ü Support NGOs to work with Government and
Private on partnership basis with the dynamic linkages with the groups on the
mode of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
ü Jal Shakti Abhiyan should be a continuous process
with the empowerment of communities and Civil Society Organizations.
ü Support for need based research works with
the use of technologies and its effective transformation from lab to land.
ü Support for conducting trainings,
workshops, seminars and dissemination to the targeted groups by way of
publications and e-forums.
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Looking forward for better connectivity, sharing and dissemination so that we all together can work for WATER SECURITY FOR ALL for better FOOD SECURITY FOR ALL and to achieve the targets SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs).
