प्रपत्र-4.2-आभासी जल की बचत पर भी ध्यान दिया जाये

Abstract

In relation with future problems of water in the country the central government stablish separately Jai Shakti Department. Our prime minister is also paying attention for saving the water. At present all the efforts made for water saving, recycling, reuse and rain water harvesting are made honestly and sincerely than it is good for future. All efforts for saving the water are concentrated over the water that appears in liquid form before us. But in present situation it is most important to save the water also which is not visible and referred as virtual water. Prof Tony Allen of Kings College, London for the first time proposed the concept of virtual water in 1993. He found that countries with shortage of water imposed food items and thus save their water resources. On this basis he studied agricultural production with water quantity and awarded with Stokhom World Water prize in 2002. After few years Prof. A.Y. Hokestra of netherland also studied crop and animal production in relation with water quantity. All the studies suffest tthat quantity of water for crop and animal production is not same in all the countries. In relation with virtual water now there is a concept of water foot print also. How an individul use and consume the water amount in a year is his water foot print. It is estimated that in our country an individual consumes 3000 litre of virtual water every day. Hence, saving of virtual water is very essential.