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JPPF celebrates World Water Day, urges for judicious use of water resources 3/22/2018 11:46:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: Jammu Province People Forum (JPPF), an amalgam of over 50 non-political organizations, on Thursday celebrated World Water Day in collaboration with Kawa Group of Institute and Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing. Forum resolved to advocate for the sustainable management of fresh water resources. Addressing the gathering including students pursuing health care programmes near Maharaja Hari Singh statue on Tawi Bridge, JPPF President Pavittar Singh Bhardwaj emphasised the importance of potable water for human consumption and feared about its scarcity throughout worldwide in near future, incase people fail to conserve the water resources and its judicious usage. He further said that sincere efforts should be made by increasing groundwater and raising its water table. He urged the participants especially students to start from themselves to conserve the water by its judicious use and create awareness among masses about the water crisis which is heading very fast in the near future. Underlining the reasons for celebration of World Water Day, he said that it is an international observance day and one of its issues is the global water crisis, which includes challenges such as water scarcity, water pollution, inadequate water supply and the lack of sanitation for billions of people in developing countries. He further said that the theme of 2018 is nature for water and every answer to look into the water crisis is in the form nature based solutions to reduce floods, droughts and water pollution and protect ecosystems. Expressing his concern about the water crisis and the scarcity around the world, he said that UN World Water Development report 2018 says that 3.6 billion population of the whole world will suffer complete shortage of water for one month in every coming year, which will further increase the suffering population to 5.7 billion till 2050, if we don't take precautions to control the consumption and the wastage.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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