Water Pollution - Myths and Realities
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2014
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The study analysed the real facts underlying the problem o f water pollution. Water is one o f
the most precious gifts o f nature without which no life could survive on earth. Fresh water resources all
over the world are threatened not only by over exploitation and poor management hit also by ecological
degradation. The main source o f freshwater pollution can be attributed to discharge o f untreated waste,
dumping o f industrial effluents, and run-off fi'om agricultural fields. Industrial growth, urbanisation and
the increasing use o f synthetic organic substance have serious and adverse impacts on fresh water
bodies. A resource is something that is useful and valuable in the condition in which we find it. The
scarcity o f anything denotes that the amount available is limited relative to the amount demanded. Any
resource with a positive price must be scarce. I f its availability were unlimited relative to demand, it
would be free. The provision o f safe drinking water is a basic necessity for the well-being and socioeconomic
development o f the community. Water pollution is a serious threat around the globe. The world
has entered the new millennium with an enormous challenge safe drinking water for all. In India, overall
water demand will increase from 552 BCM in 1999 to 1050 BCM by 2025, which will require the use of
all the available water resources in the country. The study concluded that the most serious problem o f
water pollution resulted by human activities. Water pollution is not merely a problem o f India but is
common around the globe.