Clean drinking water to all by 2024 12/06/2019 – Posted in: Daily News – Tags:

CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO ALL BY 2024

 

For: Preliminary

Topic covers: Drinking water, Sustainable Development Goal

 

News Flash

The Centre has set a target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024.

  • Jal Shakti Ministry is formulating a plan to provide clean drinking water to nearly 14 crore households.
  • Sikkim had 99 per cent coverage of piped water to households, while some States such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, the coverage of clean drinking water is less than five per cent.
  • ‘Water’ is a state subject as per the Constitution and sought collective efforts and a public movement to achieve the target.

 

Clean Water

Drinking water, also known as potable water, is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation. The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, age, health-related issues, and environmental conditions.

 

UN Sustainable development – Goal 6

  1. By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.
  2. By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally.
  3. By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.
  4. By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate.
  5. By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.
  6. By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies

 

India’s water crisis

  • India is the second most populous country in the world, with more than 1 billion citizens.
  • The World Bank estimates that 21 percent of communicable diseases in India are linked to unsafe water and the lack of hygiene practices.
  • Further, more than 500 children under the age of five die each day from diarrhea in India alone.
  • Nearly 163 million people lack access to safe water.

 

Source: The Hindu, UN SDG

 

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