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ABSTRACT
Water is the most precious natural
resource without which development and even life cannot be imagined on this
Earth. Water is well linked with Poverty, and Development and works as a causes
and consequences of each other. Water is available both on surface and subsurface
and its availability gains priority while planning for development covering
Human Development, Economic Development, Environmental Development, and Social
Development. The water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of
the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in
clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation. Business oriented
Development and other ways of exploiting the Natural Resources have affected
Water Resources both in quantity and quality. Number of Water Bodies are
getting invisible both in size and quality. Such unhealthy water environment
affects the People (particularly women and children), Communities and Nation with
health, wealth and development with vulnerabilities, violence, crime,
isolation, and migration. India has developed its future vision with several
Missions like Clean India, Green India, Digital India, Skill India, MakeIn
India, Entrepreneurs India, Accessible India, and Jal Shakti Abhiyan tuning to
the targets of Sustainable Development Goals. Among SDGs, SDG 6 works exclusively
for ensuing Water and Sanitation for All. Along with Government, Civil Society
Organizations do play a key role in working for Water Security. The progress achieved
in the targets, indicators and index score are in progress and do face several
limitations. The opportunities opened up are need based and works effectively
in reaching the targets. The initiatives taken up are participatory and visible
in preparing community with ownership of their own growth and development and
are simple, flexible, scalable, replicable and sustainable.
Key Words: Development, Waste, Water, Sanitation, Health, Vulnerabilities, Challenges, Opportunities, Sustainability, Environment, Quality of Life.
Statement of the Problem
Water is the most precious
natural resource without which development and even life cannot be imagined on
this Earth and thus forces
to work for Water Security with better availability, accessibility, quality and
sustainability.
Initiatives
The Author is associated with Social
Development and experienced in various areas like Water, Health, Sanitation, Education,
Employment, Environment and needs of People, Communities and Nation and initiatives
taken up in the area of Water and Sanitation include:
ü
Awareness
creation on Development, and SDGs in general and particularly Water and Sanitation
(SDG 6) to various Stakeholders at Institutes and Communities.
ü
Training
for various Stakeholders on Development in reference with SDGs particularly SDG
6 with Water and Sanitation.
ü
Workshops
for Students, Youth, Volunteers, Communities, and Civil Society Organizations on
Water, Sanitation, Health, Education and other areas of SDGs.
ü
Presentation
of Papers at Seminars and Conferences on Development and SDGs for Professionals
and Service Organizations organized by Universities, National Institutes and Civil
Society Organizations.
ü
Use
of Geotools like Geological, Geophysical, Hydrological, Geochemical and Technologies
for Mapping and Assessment of Water Resources (both Surface and Subsurface) including
mentoring, protection and other aspects to protect Water Bodies.
ü
Use
of E Forums (like Facebook, Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others) for sharing and
dissemination of relevant information in respect of SDGs and particularly SDG 6
on Water and Sanitation.
ü
Academic
Activities on Water, Health, Sanitation, Environment, and Development including
SDGs with inclusive strategies and interventions.
ü
Research
Study on Water, Sanitation, Development, Environment, Urbanization, Pollution,
Social Auditing, Role of Media & CSOs, and other issues of People and Communities.
ü
Facilitation
for developing Accessible Environments in tune to Universal Design
ü
Use
of Geotools for Water Management including Mapping of Saline and Fresh Water
interface.
ü
Publication
of Papers on Water Resources, Poverty, Health, Sanitation, Sustainable Development,
Urbanization, Environment, Role of Media, Role of CSOs, Pollution, Social
Auditing, Food Security, Water Security, Natural Resources, Global Partnership
(Global Village) and other issues of People and Communities.
ü
Mentoring
Civil Society Organizations (also known as Non Governmental Organizations – NGOs)
working on Water, Sanitation, Health Care, Disability, Poverty, Development, Environment,
Education, and other challenges or needs of People and Communities.
ü
Given
priority for the women to work at all the stages of water security with
effective and efficient community based initiatives.
It is the beginning to work with SDGs and gains
priority as the Nation has developed its Vision with several Missions and the
key conclusions emerged include:
ü
Water
is the most precious natural resource without which development and even life
cannot be imagined on this Earth.
ü
Water
is well linked with Poverty, and Development and works as a causes and
consequences of each other.
ü
Water
is available both on surface and subsurface (groundwater) and its availability should
be the priority while planning for development covering Human Development,
Economic Development, Environmental Development, and Social Development (HEES).
ü
The
water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises
into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls
again to the surface as precipitation.
ü
Availability,
accessibility and affordability to water are getting worst day by day and the
situation is alarming to Stakeholders.
ü
India
has developed its future vision with several Missions like: Clean India, Green
India, Digital India, Skill India, MakeIn India, Entrepreneurs India,
Accessible India, and Jal Shakti Abhiyan.
ü
Vision
India tunes to the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs: 2016-2030).
ü
Among
SDGs, SDG 6 works exclusively for ensuing Water and Sanitation for All.
ü
Along
with Government, and Private, Civil Society Organizations do play a key role in
working for Water Security with bottom up approaches.
ü
The
effective and efficient use of water supports for the Empowerment of People
with better growth for better living in an inclusive & accessible
environment with improved wellbeing or quality of life.
ü
The
needs of Water include: Domestic, Health, Educational, Transportational,
Irrigational, Industrial, Forestry, Livestock, Mining, Power Generation,
Urbanization, Hospitality, Recreational, and other components of development
which finally leads for its sustainability with quality.
ü
Women
play a key role at all the stages of water security with effective and
efficient community based initiatives with ownership.
ü
SDGs
are 17 and are interconnected having specific targets matching to the facts and
figures of the situation and dynamics of the Nation. SDGs works with three key
principles as Universality, Integration, and Transformation and expected to achieve
Integrated, Inclusive, Accessible, and Sustainable Development with better
acceptance of All with improved wellbeing or quality of life.
ü
The
progress achieved over the targets of SDGs is considerable and as per the SDG
India Index Score is improved from 2018 (57%) to 2019 (60%).
ü
GPC
Partnership works on the model of Design, Implementation, Monitoring and
Evaluation with better Participation, Accountability, Responsibility and
Transparency for making water and sanitation facilities to all with better
Availability, Accessibility and Affordability.
ü
Government
do face several limitations in achieving the targets of SDGs in general and particularly
SDG 6.
ü
Such
partnership will prepare the community to work for developing water resources
and sanitation facilities with ownership for better utilization including
social auditing.
ü
With
effective and efficient management of water at all stages of Water Management works
for Water Security both in quantity and quality.
ü
Use
of technologies with efficient water utilizers will support for achieving the
water security and further to support SDG 6 for ensuring water and sanitation
for all.
ü
The
present pandemic emerged due to Covid 19 has affected everyone both socially
and economically and the progress of SDGs.
ü
The
initiatives taken up are participatory, accountable, responsible, and
transparent and resulted for significant impact in the growth and development
of the targeted groups with improved quality of life in an inclusive and
accessible community or environment.
ü
The
models, strategies and interventions of the study are simple, flexible,
scalable, replicable and sustainable.
The Vision India is well linked up with
the targeted and indicators of SDGs and recommendations made for its successful
completion include:
ü
Awareness
cum Advocacy programmes on SDGs for various Stakeholders at all levels.
ü
Supporting
Educational Institutes for motivating Students to take up Project Works and Research
Studies.
ü
Seminars
and Conferences on SDGs and other aspects of Development of People and Communities
with sustainable community approaches.
ü
Preparedness
of the Communities to work for Water Security along with the targets of SDGs
with better visibility as Managers of their own Growth and Development.
ü
Promote
publications of Study Papers with better visibility and access both at National
and International Levels.
ü
Support
Civil Society Organizations to work with Government and Private on Partnership
(GPC) basis with better participation, accountability, responsibility, and
transparency with social auditing.
LOOKING FORWARD
WITH THANKS
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