Sir,
It is high time the PHD, under which the water supply division works, mounted a vigorous campaign to conserve drinking water supplied through pipes as also the bore-well water in the State. There appears to be a laxity on the part of the PHD in this matter. Just as it undertakes the Swachh Bharat Mission with some zeal, it should put all its efforts (human resources, bill boards with catchy slogans, hand bills, vigilance, penal action, compulsory fitments of ball/gate valves, rectifying all leakage points, etc.) in preventing wastage of drinking water.
In fact drinking water crisis is more severe in terms of its basic necessity compared to all other needs of the community.
A number of campaigns are launched and TV shows have also been airing the message several times every day after the Prime Minister has stressed the importance of drinking water.
But our misinformed/less-informed citizens seem not to pay any heed to it.
Bold pictures showing the grim future situations when the most severe water crisis is to be faced should be pasted all over on the lines similar to that of anti-smoking pictures. In short, much more needs to be done to avert a major crisis over the lifesaving matter, WATER.
K. Ravi, E-237, GGP Colony, Bhubaneswar-751025, Mob: 9437616497