I. Steps for Water Conservation at the Government level:
It is the primary duty of the government to make available pure drinking water as a part of public welfare schemes. For this purpose in 1986 the National Drinking Water (Potable) Mission was established confirming the Government priority to make water available for drinking, agriculture, hydro-electricity, water- transportation, industries etc.
1. For conservation of water it is necessary that government should make timely repairs of water bodies like dams, canals etc, renovate and rejuvenate them, increase their storage capacity, make accessible the new techniques of recharging ground water.
2. Strict laws should be passed and enforced to check the wastage and excessive use of water in the urban areas.
3. Proper means should be assured and ascertained to check the pollution of water and to recycle and retreat the industrial wastes.
4. Effective measures should be taken to improve agricultural and horticultural production.
II. The Rajasthan government:
It has made it compulsory for all the government buildings to collect rain water, as a part of its Water Conservation Programme, and has at the same time accelerated its rain water harvesting plans for the recharge of water in the water reservoirs. The roof top rain water is collected in a trench and is piped directly into the ground or the rain water is collected in a tank. The roof water can be percolated into the ground through hand pump, and wells.
