Water-pollution (The Essence – The Threat)

The essence of life on earth is – water!

There won’t be any existence of life without water.

Water pollution – the major global concern & threat hovering around, yet we overlook this!

Water pollution is about contamination of water bodies like seas, oceans, rivers, lakes and groundwater. 

It is caused by many-a factors and sources such as industrial effluents, chemical wastes, trash, fertilizers and above all hazardous & toxic fumes through industries, factories and vehicular sources.

Water pollution not only effects us but also damages the living organisms in water bodies.

Water pollution is nothing but direct release or discharge of pollutants into water bodies, without proper and adequate treatment removal of harmful compounds.

The world-wide survey by pollution agencies & experts shows an alarming cause of deaths and diseases due to water pollution. Indeed, it is pathetic that an estimated 700 million Indians have no proper toilets and approximately 1000 Indian children die due to diarrhoea diseases every day.  Furthermore, 90% of Chinese cities suffer from water pollution.

Water is said to be polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants. Natural phenomena such as volcanoes, algae blooms, storms and earthquakes also causes major change in water quality & ecological status of water.

Let us join hands to curb and restrict this threat – which we ourselves are responsible to an extent!

Indeed it is a 50:50 ration of co-operation and co-ordination of citizens & governments.

The Government should issue strict enforcements, regulations & directives to all industrial zones for them to manage and treat their sewage and waste-water.

Offloading and dumping manufacturing wastes in oceans, seas and lakes should be totally stopped.

Public awareness programs has to be implemented in usage of fertilizers and pesticides.

The vehicular emissions which have a profound effect on water bodies should strictly be dealt with the pollution authorities. The hazardous pollutants caused due to emissions should be curbed. All the vehicles should be put to strict pollution tests.

Let us a give a serious thought to this global concern – we have the solution, yet we fail to implement or practice.

Let us make our earth – a place to live!