A threat to society
The water crisis in India has taken the shape of a ticking time bomb ready to explode soon. The infamous Cauvery dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and the Northern states fighting for the larger parts of Yamuna has already shown us the trailer for an impending ‘water war’. UNESCO has recently predicted an intensified water crisis across the nation by 2050 and at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water. Climate change, global conflicts and drying up of natural resources like reservoirs, streams, and rivers will further worsen the situation. According to the WaterAid report 2016 , an estimated 76 million Indians have no access to clean water. About 361,000 children under the age of 5 die due to diarrhoea, caused due to access of clean drinking water, while 270,000 children die as a result of prematurity, that can be prevented through access of clean water. What made In...