Hopes too drying up in parched Chennai

Chennai depends solely on the whims of the monsoons. The groundwater has severely been depleted thanks to overdrawing of metro water tankers. The monstrous tanker tubes sink into Veeranam, Red Hills, Chembarambakkam and Sholavaram lakes and the Poondi reservoir. They also draw water from desalination plants at Nemmeli and Minjur. These sources are the lifeline for the 10.3 million people of this city. Today, the city residents, especially the less privileged ones, are thirsty, and very angry. The only colour that dots parched city roads are the long line of colourful plastic pots fiercely guarded by protesting residents waiting for their quota of rationed water. Their demand is simple: regular water supply. Is it too much to ask? But the conversation on conservation is triggered only when there is a crisis. Once a drizzle dilutes the summer heat, we conveniently forget about it. It needs to be drilled into the psyche that access to running tap water is a privilege that cannot be abused. In case of an external regulation, instead of a routine water tax, it will be a good idea to install water meters in houses. This will involve costs and logistics, but will pave the way for the sharing of the most precious resource, at least a fraction of it, if not equitably. Denial of water is a human rights issue, after all. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://www.cruzroja.es/creforumvolint_en/user/profile/42685.page

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