Water crisis has not become a matter of concern in the society: Secretary, Water Resources

Published On: 05/05/2019 - 12:22 AM By INDIAN AWAAZ

“Despite reports of water crisis in many parts of the country, water related issues have not become part of concern of our society as whole. New developments in the field of tele-communication and automobile sector easily get our attention and find space in centre stage but water which is the source of all life forms and essential for many of our needs is still not a subject of our concern in society as a whole”, said U P Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

Addressing the inaugural session of ‘Restoring Water, Restoring Nature-II’ organized by Water Digest in New Delhi on Friday he said that the quality of water is worsening due to industrial pollutants and new technologies have to be devised to maintain the quality of water to fulfil all our needs. [Readmore]