Tag : Kota

* Vijay Garg  The old ponds, wells, stepwells, johads, tanks or lakes not only saved the rain water in their heart, but the water stored in them slowly penetrated the earth and helped in maintaining the ground water level. But unfortunately the modern concept of development ignored this truth and filled the lands of these ponds.  With the onset of summer season, news of water crisis starts coming out from different parts of the country. The same is happening this time as well. Take the example of Kota city of Rajasthan. The city is situated on the banks of Chambal river. But many settlements of this city have faced water scarcity. The situation is that in many settlements, people have to stay awake throughout the night to meet their needs with the help of water dripping drop by drop from the taps.  According to a report recently, groundwater has reached the Hadoti area of Rajasthan. Western Rajasthan is desert and water crisis is not new there. But in the south-eastern part of Rajasthan, the Hadoti region is known as the Sarsabj region. Apart from rivers like Chambal, Kalisindh, Parvati, Parvan, Ahu, Takli, Ujad, a dozen small or tributaries flow in this zone. During the rainy season, when these rivers overflow, then the arrival of water in them is known.  Despite this, if the groundwater level in the area has gone down to the ground and people are not getting enough water supply, it only means that we have lagged behind in water management. Hadoti is the only example, more or less the same story of water crisis in most parts of the country.  At one place in the Mahabharata, it is said - 'Ati parichad avadya bhavati'. The same has happened with water. Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. That's why many peop ...