Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?

Post by i_feel_great » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 12:07 PM UTC

piyushpr134 wrote: post #11

I think this is just flavour of the month FAD that media is making fashionable. Mind you, I am not saying there is no water shortage. There is acute water shortage in some parts of the country. India has faced two back to back deficient monsoon rain condition years (Last year was due to el nino). However, this is not something which is a permanent situation. On 1st June, Monsoon would break ground in Kerala. It shoul…

Post by rrrazdan » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 12:42 PM UTC

pattisapu wrote: post #2

Not long ago, India was known as a land with lush rainforests. By some counts Sanskrit has over a hundred words for water.

Post by pigpaws » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 1:10 PM UTC

rrrazdan wrote: post #22

pigpaws wrote: post #20

While no one can deny the effects of changing climate, why has no one brought up the piss-poor management of the water they DO have? The river is used for drinking, as an open toilet AND as a 'burial' ground and people seem confused as to why it doesn't support the life it once did - and people mention it as an AFTERTHOUGHT. ah - we don't want to insult their culture, now do we? Come on. If you're going to address th…

No one is confused about the death of the river. The problem is clearly with Indian people itself, including me. There is a lot going on at the ground level and there is a lot more that should be done. I used to be as exasperated as you, but I have come to peace that this is all attributable to poverty. You cannot expect "rational" behaviour from people fighting for their next meal? As average incomes grow, people ar…

Post by Ntrails » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 1:29 PM UTC

pigpaws wrote: post #25

rrrazdan wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No one is confused about the death of the river. The problem is clearly with Indian people itself, including me. There is a lot going on at the ground level and there is a lot more that should be done. I used to be as exasperated as you, but I have come to peace that this is all attributable to poverty. You cannot expect "rational" behaviour from people fighting for their next meal? As average incomes grow, people ar…

It is not ALL attributable to poverty - There is no SINGLE factor (aside from Education). The poor are not the only ones using the river as a burial ground. do you understand what a single rotting body does to the water supply, let alone tens of thousands?

Post by pigpaws » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 1:42 PM UTC

dharmach wrote: post #28

Give up your Abrahamic bigotry. Rivers are not used as burial ground but in Hindu traditions body is cremated and then remains are put in river water.