Water! Water ! everywhere, but not a single drop to drink

By R.K. Birjit Singh

It is said that future war  will be fought over water  and whether it is the sun or the rain, water only hits the headlines under two conditions. Number one, when there is not enough of it and secondly, when there is excess of it, what is known as flood and drought. Whenever, there is flood and it is to be followed by drought. In fact, water is not hitting the headlines, but rather management (mismanagement)? We have had the scientific evidence that life on earth originated in water. Man can survive for weeks without food but not for days without water. Water is the most crucial single resource for the survival of human life and it cannot be replaced or substituted by any form. Read the rest of this entry »