This is Melamchi water Drinking Project in Capital city of Nepal. It was proposed on 2001 but due to instability in country it is now in final phase and our dream is coming true. There will be no water shortage in our capital city Kathmandu. It was facing this problem long time ago. People had to walk long distance to get a bottle of water and some other had to buy it. The Project is designed to divert about 170 MLD of fresh water to Kathmandu Valley.
Just as you mentioned above, the world's water crisis is a security threat. Water scarcity is both a natural and a human-made phenomenon. There is enough freshwater on the planet for seven billion people but it is distributed unevenly and too much of it is wasted, polluted and unsustainably managed. To minimize the crisis, people can be educated to change consumptiom patterns and lifestyles. New water conservation technologies should be invented rather than spending millions on war and nuclear weapon. Population growth control can also overcome water crisis in near future.
We are glad that Kathmandu Valley figured out a solution and that it is working. That is awesome. Our hope is to spread awareness with this article. America is wasteful when it comes to water and that needs to change... We are sure other countries are wasteful as well but we want Americans to read this and start making personal changes... honestly if people around the world made small changes, this water crisis would not be a crisis.
Well our country is the second richest country in world in terms of water resources but we have not utilized it properly and our government has neglected this one. After 17 years this project is going to be completed. It shows how weak our government and our country people is. But America far more advanced in technology they should be aware about water crisis that can cause scarcity in near future. Change starts with every American citizens, but it doesn't start until they do. Their life is at their own hand🙂