Maharashtra and more specifically, Pune has been experiencing severe water shortage over the years.
Depletion of the ground water table and scanty rainfall only adding to the crisis even more.
Gujarat is the highest performer on the Water Index scores for the financial year 16-17, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
With surface water totally contaminated, the stress on groundwater is increasing by the day.
We all must take steps to fight this severe water crisis.” Dhiren Singh, an active citizen says that it is scary to think that within a couple of years, we can be deprived of the most important resource of life.
There are fewer soil surfaces available to absorb water.
Hence the recharging of ground water is hampered.
Current sources are dams, bore-wells.
“We have destroyed other sources.
Yet when it comes to financial security, we diversify portfolios and ensure we never invest all our money in one place.