The strain on Chhattisgarh’s water resources can be adjudged from the fact that there is a four fold increase in ground water draft from 1990 to 2004. In fact the stage of groundwater development has galloped from 3.31 to 20.43 per cent. It is perhaps time that we realise that water is a collective responsibility and that we all need to participate in conserving water resources in a socially equitable and ecologically sustainable manner.
