Why should we conserve and manage our water resources?

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Why should we conserve and manage our water resources? How can we control over-exploitation and mismanagement of water resources? State any two points that should be kept in mind for efficient management of water.

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  1. We should conserve and manage our water resouces to safeguard ourselves from health hazards, to ensure food security as well as for continuation of our livelihood and productive activities. Taking into consideration the problem of water scarcity and decreasing freshwater resources, the need of the hour is to conserve and manage our water resources.

    Over-exploitation and mismanagement of water resources can be controlled through conservation and management of water resources. Conservation can also prevent degradation of our natural ecosystem as well as control the ecological crisis that may arise due its scarcity.

    Two points that should be kept in mind for efficient management of water are :
    (i) Prevention of water pollution, so that available water sources are not rendered unusable.
    (ii) Integrated Water Resource Management should develop water saving technology and recycling and reuse of water. Rainwater harvesting should be promoted.

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