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I am a class XIIth student, writer, environmentalist, innovator and Youth leader from India while writing and going through various reports I found that the due to over pumping of water for drinking, irrigation, domestic, commercial and agricultural use the underground water level of various states like Punjab, Haryana , Himachal Pradesh and other states of India is going down at an alarming rate. If nothing is done to stop this, it will have a devastating effect on our environment and earth and is a matter of concern to all. Protecting water sources is vital to conservation of all species which are extincting very fast.
We all are talking about global warming, green house effect, ,melting of ice, rising of sea and pollution etc. But so far none has thought about the serious impact of the decreasing level of our underground water resources on the earth. Water is the elixir of life. Scientists are of the opinion that if the underground water resources are used excessively without any control soon our under groundwater resources will be exhausted and will have a bad impact on our eco-system and the world will become a desert soon. So proper water management, utilization of natural resources and creating awareness to the people to save the water is the need of the hour. All plants, trees, forests depend upon water resources. They take their food and water from inside the earth or rain. If the underground water exhausted they will die their own death. There will be no life on the earth. It has been reports from some parts of the country due to decreasing underground water level the trees, plants and forests has been vanished. Today there is no exact measurement of the bad effect of decreasing underground water level on the plants, tress, forests and on life. But it is sure if this situation goes on the plants, trees and forests will disappear soon and earth will become a desert soon.
Keeping in view of gravity of the situation I have innovated some useful techniques of rainwater harvesting to increase the underground water resources which is useful not only to India but to the entire world. The innovative techniques/ideas given in the project “Increasing Underground Water Resources” has been recognized by the govt. of India, UNEP and organizations worldwide. The useful eco-friendly innovative techniques are Funnel System, Polythene cover System, Less Water for Plants-Growing plants in sand, gravel, liquid without adding soil, Pits/ recharge well system and other useful ideas in my project.
These techniques/ ideas suggested in the project are universally applicable, globally novel, non-obvious, cost effective, eco-friendly, utilitarian and can be applied anywhere in the world to save precious underground water resources in the world to preserve water for the future generation and to save the earth and environment to become a desert.
This project has been displayed in the International Project Gallery-2007 by the UNEP (Volvo adventure) at Goteburg, Sweden, telecasted in the pogo channel on 12-11-2006, copies has been sent to UNO, UNDP, UNICEF,WB, Water aids UK, and other national and international organization with the appeal to adopt these useful techniques to save precious water. I am happy that I have a little contribution to save the environment by creating awareness in the world through my innovation