New Paradigm on Groundwater Security | Prof. Partha Sarathi Datta | TEDxRayatBahraUniversity

good afternoon it’s my pleasure to share

good afternoon it’s my pleasure to share my thoughts but I get a cue from the two

my thoughts but I get a cue from the two

my thoughts but I get a cue from the two speakers previously who have been

speakers previously who have been

speakers previously who have been emphasizing on a woman’s role and

emphasizing on a woman’s role and

emphasizing on a woman’s role and whatever I have been doing for last four

whatever I have been doing for last four

whatever I have been doing for last four decades they were guided by the

decades they were guided by the

decades they were guided by the difficulties faced by the woman with

difficulties faced by the woman with

difficulties faced by the woman with respect to water I am giving a short

respect to water I am giving a short

respect to water I am giving a short brief this thing because whenever I used

brief this thing because whenever I used

brief this thing because whenever I used to go to different field investigations

to go to different field investigations

to go to different field investigations covering about 14 River vessels in the

covering about 14 River vessels in the

covering about 14 River vessels in the country I used to interact with the

country I used to interact with the

country I used to interact with the women in the villages and always I used

women in the villages and always I used

women in the villages and always I used to ask what would you like would you

to ask what would you like would you

to ask what would you like would you like to have water or you would like to

like to have water or you would like to

like to have water or you would like to have entertainment what do you think

have entertainment what do you think

have entertainment what do you think water so I felt that his majority are

water so I felt that his majority are

water so I felt that his majority are telling that sir water if we get in

telling that sir water if we get in

telling that sir water if we get in plenty then only we can entertain

plenty then only we can entertain

plenty then only we can entertain anything what is placed before as an

anything what is placed before as an

anything what is placed before as an entertainment that made me plant my

entertainment that made me plant my

entertainment that made me plant my activities and everything yeah you know

activities and everything yeah you know

activities and everything yeah you know that years we are dependent on water and

that years we are dependent on water and

that years we are dependent on water and almost 97% of the water in the globe is

almost 97% of the water in the globe is

almost 97% of the water in the globe is saltwater and freshwater is only 2.5

saltwater and freshwater is only 2.5

saltwater and freshwater is only 2.5 percent and which are also accumulated

percent and which are also accumulated

percent and which are also accumulated in ice caps and glaciers and available

in ice caps and glaciers and available

in ice caps and glaciers and available ground water which is in the freshwater

ground water which is in the freshwater

ground water which is in the freshwater called category is only 0.7% River Lakes

called category is only 0.7% River Lakes

called category is only 0.7% River Lakes and others they’re only 0.05 percent and

and others they’re only 0.05 percent and

and others they’re only 0.05 percent and most of this ground water which

most of this ground water which

most of this ground water which accumulated in the underground hidden

accumulated in the underground hidden

accumulated in the underground hidden geological formation indicates

geological formation indicates

geological formation indicates years if this diagram shows only that

years if this diagram shows only that

years if this diagram shows only that groundwater doesn’t occur how many of us

groundwater doesn’t occur how many of us

groundwater doesn’t occur how many of us we know that is how does the groundwater

we know that is how does the groundwater

we know that is how does the groundwater occur underground

occur underground

occur underground most of us practically we feel that is

most of us practically we feel that is

most of us practically we feel that is it is a single formation but it’s having

it is a single formation but it’s having

it is a single formation but it’s having one confide

one confide

one confide docu fur and one is confined aquifer and

docu fur and one is confined aquifer and

docu fur and one is confined aquifer and they are recharge areas

they are recharge areas

they are recharge areas what are his life and increasing water

what are his life and increasing water

what are his life and increasing water demand use and consumption due to the

demand use and consumption due to the

demand use and consumption due to the rapid growth in population agriculture

rapid growth in population agriculture

rapid growth in population agriculture and organization they are protein more

and organization they are protein more

and organization they are protein more and more pressure on the water demand

and more pressure on the water demand

and more pressure on the water demand and added to that the Industrial

and added to that the Industrial

and added to that the Industrial Development and economic competitions

Development and economic competitions

Development and economic competitions for the development and aspirations and

for the development and aspirations and

for the development and aspirations and non availability of these surface water

non availability of these surface water

non availability of these surface water adequately at the time many women in the

adequately at the time many women in the

adequately at the time many women in the villages they require it that puts a lot

villages they require it that puts a lot

villages they require it that puts a lot of pressure on the groundwater system

of pressure on the groundwater system

of pressure on the groundwater system when we talk about the groundwater in my

when we talk about the groundwater in my

when we talk about the groundwater in my experience I found that most of the

experience I found that most of the

experience I found that most of the village community in different villages

village community in different villages

village community in different villages in the country this is that yes sir why

in the country this is that yes sir why

in the country this is that yes sir why do you waste your time in coming and

do you waste your time in coming and

do you waste your time in coming and ensuring that yes we will get plenty of

ensuring that yes we will get plenty of

ensuring that yes we will get plenty of water because we think that we have

water because we think that we have

water because we think that we have never got water in the past and we never

never got water in the past and we never

never got water in the past and we never get we’ll get in the future also why

get we’ll get in the future also why

get we’ll get in the future also why because we are more dependent on

because we are more dependent on

because we are more dependent on availability of adequate amount of

availability of adequate amount of

availability of adequate amount of groundwater from this thing interesting

groundwater from this thing interesting

groundwater from this thing interesting point is that seventy to ninety percent

point is that seventy to ninety percent

point is that seventy to ninety percent of the food security in the country all

of the food security in the country all

of the food security in the country all over the world depends on availability

over the world depends on availability

over the world depends on availability groundwater of good quality many of us

groundwater of good quality many of us

groundwater of good quality many of us or most of us iPhone

or most of us iPhone

or most of us iPhone we are absolutely ignorant about that

we are absolutely ignorant about that

we are absolutely ignorant about that and we have taken it for granted that

and we have taken it for granted that

and we have taken it for granted that water is available and it should be

water is available and it should be

water is available and it should be freely available and it should be

freely available and it should be

freely available and it should be available in plenty without any charge

available in plenty without any charge

available in plenty without any charge am I wrong or you feel that no what I am

am I wrong or you feel that no what I am

am I wrong or you feel that no what I am saying is carry some meaning 70 to 80

saying is carry some meaning 70 to 80

saying is carry some meaning 70 to 80 percent of the available ground water is

percent of the available ground water is

percent of the available ground water is also polluted and surface water is also

also polluted and surface water is also

also polluted and surface water is also polluted many of the advanced

polluted many of the advanced

polluted many of the advanced technologies

technologies

technologies many of the advanced technologies which

many of the advanced technologies which

many of the advanced technologies which has been suggested in the past and which

has been suggested in the past and which

has been suggested in the past and which has been implemented like water

has been implemented like water

has been implemented like water diversion see waste treatment plants

diversion see waste treatment plants

diversion see waste treatment plants Aquifer recharge they could not really

Aquifer recharge they could not really

Aquifer recharge they could not really ensure the free water available to the

ensure the free water available to the

ensure the free water available to the different village community neither they

different village community neither they

different village community neither they could suggest a water security I suggest

could suggest a water security I suggest

could suggest a water security I suggest a new paradigm well by interaction with

a new paradigm well by interaction with

a new paradigm well by interaction with the women in the villages

the women in the villages

the women in the villages I found that unless we have a

I found that unless we have a

I found that unless we have a collaborative and cooperative approach

collaborative and cooperative approach

collaborative and cooperative approach by taking together the women village

by taking together the women village

by taking together the women village community and ensure that how to protect

community and ensure that how to protect

community and ensure that how to protect this ground water resources perhaps

this ground water resources perhaps

this ground water resources perhaps women in the country can never insure

women in the country can never insure

women in the country can never insure adequate water availability and what to

adequate water availability and what to

adequate water availability and what to talk about the food security or the

talk about the food security or the

talk about the food security or the water security we try to carry out the

water security we try to carry out the

water security we try to carry out the investigations and we found that most of

investigations and we found that most of

investigations and we found that most of the countries they are having very

the countries they are having very

the countries they are having very little amount of water which is falling

little amount of water which is falling

little amount of water which is falling as rainfall going to the groundwater it

as rainfall going to the groundwater it

as rainfall going to the groundwater it has been raining in Chandigarh or

has been raining in Chandigarh or

has been raining in Chandigarh or malaria for past two days please raise

malaria for past two days please raise

malaria for past two days please raise your hands that how many of us really

your hands that how many of us really

your hands that how many of us really bothered that what is happening to this

bothered that what is happening to this

bothered that what is happening to this water I don’t see any resident because

water I don’t see any resident because

water I don’t see any resident because we were more concerned through how to

we were more concerned through how to

we were more concerned through how to protect us with an umbrella we are more

protect us with an umbrella we are more

protect us with an umbrella we are more concerned with how to protect us from

concerned with how to protect us from

concerned with how to protect us from the flooding we never bothered that what

the flooding we never bothered that what

the flooding we never bothered that what is happening I was feeling a little bit

is happening I was feeling a little bit

is happening I was feeling a little bit embarrassed when some of these young

embarrassed when some of these young

embarrassed when some of these young girls and boys they were only here

girls and boys they were only here

girls and boys they were only here umbrella for me to protect me because I

umbrella for me to protect me because I

umbrella for me to protect me because I never felt that is if I get drenched

never felt that is if I get drenched

never felt that is if I get drenched with rainfall I will melt or I will

with rainfall I will melt or I will

with rainfall I will melt or I will dissolve anyway these are some of the

dissolve anyway these are some of the

dissolve anyway these are some of the characteristics feature of how much of

characteristics feature of how much of

characteristics feature of how much of rainfall is going down to the ground

rainfall is going down to the ground

rainfall is going down to the ground water system you can see white variation

water system you can see white variation

water system you can see white variation in some places less than 1% while at

in some places less than 1% while at

in some places less than 1% while at some places it is 20% and this varies

some places it is 20% and this varies

some places it is 20% and this varies and depends upon the soil

and depends upon the soil

and depends upon the soil characteristics and other and whatever

characteristics and other and whatever

characteristics and other and whatever ground water is getting recharged from

ground water is getting recharged from

ground water is getting recharged from the rainfall it gets also polluted and

the rainfall it gets also polluted and

the rainfall it gets also polluted and this is with our technological

this is with our technological

this is with our technological advancement we try to migrate show the

advancement we try to migrate show the

advancement we try to migrate show the migration of the pollutants within the

migration of the pollutants within the

migration of the pollutants within the groundwater system in the daily area I

groundwater system in the daily area I

groundwater system in the daily area I am presenting only in daily area but we

am presenting only in daily area but we

am presenting only in daily area but we have done these studies in 14 river

have done these studies in 14 river

have done these studies in 14 river versions in the country and you can see

versions in the country and you can see

versions in the country and you can see that these red things they are

that these red things they are

that these red things they are indicating the pollutants migration and

indicating the pollutants migration and

indicating the pollutants migration and where are they affecting it is always

where are they affecting it is always

where are they affecting it is always sensuality to leaching of the wastes

sensuality to leaching of the wastes

sensuality to leaching of the wastes disposed very indiscriminately on the

disposed very indiscriminately on the

disposed very indiscriminately on the land surface in the river which most of

land surface in the river which most of

land surface in the river which most of us window question arises is that how

us window question arises is that how

us window question arises is that how can we achieve a good groundwater

can we achieve a good groundwater

can we achieve a good groundwater security which is associated with the

security which is associated with the

security which is associated with the food security as well I personally felt

food security as well I personally felt

food security as well I personally felt again by interaction with the village

again by interaction with the village

again by interaction with the village folk particularly the women folk they

folk particularly the women folk they

folk particularly the women folk they said sir

said sir

said sir come to hurt them apnea Pegram motor

come to hurt them apnea Pegram motor

come to hurt them apnea Pegram motor co-manage got there or is it the mom

co-manage got there or is it the mom

co-manage got there or is it the mom sorry organization said you know Nika VB

sorry organization said you know Nika VB

sorry organization said you know Nika VB occurrence and in pooja ke Akua

occurrence and in pooja ke Akua

occurrence and in pooja ke Akua difficulties upon Achille I personally

difficulties upon Achille I personally

difficulties upon Achille I personally feel that groundwater security can be

feel that groundwater security can be

feel that groundwater security can be achieved by well field management by

achieved by well field management by

achieved by well field management by local self-help group which can promote

local self-help group which can promote

local self-help group which can promote the local public network to bring

the local public network to bring

the local public network to bring together all of them and try to ensure

together all of them and try to ensure

together all of them and try to ensure that years they can have chalk out a

that years they can have chalk out a

that years they can have chalk out a common platform chalk out a common plan

common platform chalk out a common plan

common platform chalk out a common plan of work and ensure that is this is how

of work and ensure that is this is how

of work and ensure that is this is how we can ensure waters security that will

we can ensure waters security that will

we can ensure waters security that will require several other things like even

require several other things like even

require several other things like even maintenance of the vents which men folk

maintenance of the vents which men folk

maintenance of the vents which men folk they forget in the villages second thing

they forget in the villages second thing

they forget in the villages second thing I felt that he

I felt that he

I felt that he we’re such self-help groups cannot be

we’re such self-help groups cannot be

we’re such self-help groups cannot be established perhaps many of the

established perhaps many of the

established perhaps many of the information in the water table lowering

information in the water table lowering

information in the water table lowering as well as the volume of water which is

as well as the volume of water which is

as well as the volume of water which is going to the groundwater system from the

going to the groundwater system from the

going to the groundwater system from the rainfall they can monitor by taking

rainfall they can monitor by taking

rainfall they can monitor by taking involvement of the technology experts

involvement of the technology experts

involvement of the technology experts and we have done these experiments very

and we have done these experiments very

and we have done these experiments very successfully and we found that realistic

successfully and we found that realistic

successfully and we found that realistic measures could be there by changing

measures could be there by changing

measures could be there by changing public perception attitude and mindset

public perception attitude and mindset

public perception attitude and mindset and behavior by raising awareness about

and behavior by raising awareness about

and behavior by raising awareness about the value of water groundwater depletion

the value of water groundwater depletion

the value of water groundwater depletion pollution and stop regional polarization

pollution and stop regional polarization

pollution and stop regional polarization which is taking place as social and

which is taking place as social and

which is taking place as social and political groups for local power grain

political groups for local power grain

political groups for local power grain self-interest and self invades and we

self-interest and self invades and we

self-interest and self invades and we could mobilize in many of the villages

could mobilize in many of the villages

could mobilize in many of the villages young women as well as elderly women

young women as well as elderly women

young women as well as elderly women associated with young persons our

associated with young persons our

associated with young persons our experience indicated that women come

experience indicated that women come

experience indicated that women come forward to join in our movement much

forward to join in our movement much

forward to join in our movement much easily than the men folk I don’t know

easily than the men folk I don’t know

easily than the men folk I don’t know whatever be the reason we have to also

whatever be the reason we have to also

whatever be the reason we have to also control the multi-level governance by

control the multi-level governance by

control the multi-level governance by the governmental authorities only in the

the governmental authorities only in the

the governmental authorities only in the name of ensuring water security

name of ensuring water security

name of ensuring water security behavioural changes to be done on the

behavioural changes to be done on the

behavioural changes to be done on the management of water demand there I found

management of water demand there I found

management of water demand there I found the tears the women in the villages they

the tears the women in the villages they

the tears the women in the villages they can develop their own capacity how to

can develop their own capacity how to

can develop their own capacity how to conserve water how to protect water and

conserve water how to protect water and

conserve water how to protect water and how to enhance water use efficiency

how to enhance water use efficiency

how to enhance water use efficiency because in my experience I found that

because in my experience I found that

because in my experience I found that when the water scarcity comes it is the

when the water scarcity comes it is the

when the water scarcity comes it is the women they get highly hard-pressed and

women they get highly hard-pressed and

women they get highly hard-pressed and they have to ensure everything we have

they have to ensure everything we have

they have to ensure everything we have to also explain them how to distinguish

to also explain them how to distinguish

to also explain them how to distinguish within the water rights and the right to

within the water rights and the right to

within the water rights and the right to water these are all very difficult

water these are all very difficult

water these are all very difficult terminology but to my utter czar

terminology but to my utter czar

terminology but to my utter czar is that in the villages which constitute

is that in the villages which constitute

is that in the villages which constitute about 70% of the population in the

about 70% of the population in the

about 70% of the population in the country women are much more clear about

country women are much more clear about

country women are much more clear about the water rights and right to water and

the water rights and right to water and

the water rights and right to water and a distinction with a day then they meant

a distinction with a day then they meant

a distinction with a day then they meant for I could not understand who I’m a not

for I could not understand who I’m a not

for I could not understand who I’m a not least bothered about that perhaps I

least bothered about that perhaps I

least bothered about that perhaps I found that the men are more interested

found that the men are more interested

found that the men are more interested in working hand in hand with the greedy

in working hand in hand with the greedy

in working hand in hand with the greedy investors for their personal benefits

investors for their personal benefits

investors for their personal benefits and for their personal interest only for

and for their personal interest only for

and for their personal interest only for self gain before the public welfare what

self gain before the public welfare what

self gain before the public welfare what it happens is that whenever we try to

it happens is that whenever we try to

it happens is that whenever we try to talk about all these changes we have to

talk about all these changes we have to

talk about all these changes we have to ensure that apart from the building we

ensure that apart from the building we

ensure that apart from the building we have to encourage the individual group

have to encourage the individual group

have to encourage the individual group and take actions and decisions ethically

and take actions and decisions ethically

and take actions and decisions ethically everybody who has in the past few

everybody who has in the past few

everybody who has in the past few lectures talked about the values value

lectures talked about the values value

lectures talked about the values value system with respect to the water

system with respect to the water

system with respect to the water I think value of water honesty trust

I think value of water honesty trust

I think value of water honesty trust transparency sharing of lorries and

transparency sharing of lorries and

transparency sharing of lorries and responsibilities is very very little to

responsibilities is very very little to

responsibilities is very very little to my utter surprise this village folk they

my utter surprise this village folk they

my utter surprise this village folk they are more knowledgeable about these

are more knowledgeable about these

are more knowledgeable about these responsibilities and the values of water

responsibilities and the values of water

responsibilities and the values of water rather than the highly scientific and

rather than the highly scientific and

rather than the highly scientific and technological persons and how to train

technological persons and how to train

technological persons and how to train them or like that this will ensure

them or like that this will ensure

them or like that this will ensure citizens welfare safety development to

citizens welfare safety development to

citizens welfare safety development to wrap up with a dynamic groundwater

wrap up with a dynamic groundwater

wrap up with a dynamic groundwater recharge of 432 billion cubic meter

recharge of 432 billion cubic meter

recharge of 432 billion cubic meter India is the global champion of

India is the global champion of

India is the global champion of groundwater pumping for three hundred

groundwater pumping for three hundred

groundwater pumping for three hundred three thirty lakhs individual pumping

three thirty lakhs individual pumping

three thirty lakhs individual pumping decisions and these individual consumer

decisions and these individual consumer

decisions and these individual consumer decisions are again guided by the

decisions are again guided by the

decisions are again guided by the self-interest self great and self

self-interest self great and self

self-interest self great and self benefit unless we try to remove all

benefit unless we try to remove all

benefit unless we try to remove all these difficulties it will be very

these difficulties it will be very

these difficulties it will be very difficult for us to ensure groundwater

difficult for us to ensure groundwater

difficult for us to ensure groundwater security and food security I thought

security and food security I thought

security and food security I thought yes perhaps time has come in the country

yes perhaps time has come in the country

yes perhaps time has come in the country as well as all over the globe that

as well as all over the globe that

as well as all over the globe that instead of trying to prove the relevance

instead of trying to prove the relevance

instead of trying to prove the relevance of several excellent fields we should

of several excellent fields we should

of several excellent fields we should try to develop excellence in relevant

try to develop excellence in relevant

try to develop excellence in relevant fields and I can recollect one course

fields and I can recollect one course

fields and I can recollect one course which was given long time back physics

which was given long time back physics

which was given long time back physics Nobel laureate max ball it goats like

Nobel laureate max ball it goats like

Nobel laureate max ball it goats like that intellect distinguishes between

that intellect distinguishes between

that intellect distinguishes between possible and impossible and reason

possible and impossible and reason

possible and impossible and reason distinguishes between sensible and

distinguishes between sensible and

distinguishes between sensible and senseless even a possible thing can be

senseless even a possible thing can be

senseless even a possible thing can be senseless and an impossible thing can be

senseless and an impossible thing can be

senseless and an impossible thing can be sensible and that impossible thing is

sensible and that impossible thing is

sensible and that impossible thing is involvement of the ribbon and have it

involvement of the ribbon and have it

involvement of the ribbon and have it collaborate and thank you very much

collaborate and thank you very much

collaborate and thank you very much [Applause]