Question

How can you as an individual contribute or make a difference to the management of water resources?

Answer 1

As an individual the following contributions can be made to create a difference in the management of water resources:

1. Rain harvesting methods should be readily adapted to conserve water.
2. Water wastage should be prevented while leaving the taps open while brushing teeth and bathing.
3. Littering of plastic waste into water bodies should be avoided.
4. Waster water treatment plants should be erected to allow drainage of clean water into the water bodies.
5. Various modern instruments such as bioreactors activated sludge methods, trickling filters, etc., should be used for the treatment of industrial effluents prior to draining into water bodies.