Water Crisis in India: A Long Term Solution

India, accounting for around 17% of the world population has been endowed with just four per cent of the world's fresh water resources, which clearly highlights the need for its judicious use. Following the Falkenmark Index, more than half of the twenty river basins have water scarcity conditions with availability of less than 1000 cbm per capita per annum. According to a report of the Union Water Resources Ministry, total water demand in the country is estimated to increase by 34 per cent by 2025 and over 78 per cent by 2050, indicating a major gap of around 30 per cent with respect to the replenishment rate capacity signalling a serious water crisis in the nation.