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Moody's Ratings ne warning di hai ki India mein paani ki kami badhti rahi toh desh ka growth aur volatile ho sakta hai. Matlab, jab economic expansion tez ho raha hai, aur climate bhi unpredictable hai, toh paani ki shortage hamari economic stability ko hila sakti hai. Projections bata rahe hain ki 2050 tak, yeh paani ka crisis hamari GDP ko 6% tak kam kar sakta hai. Socho, kitna bada impact ho sakta hai!
Isliye bhi yeh matter karta hai kyunki desh ka almost 50% economic value aur 70% workforce toh paani par depend karta hai. Agar paani nahi toh kaam kaise hoga? Aur suno, banks ka bhi paisa paani-intensive industries mein laga hai, jaise ki agriculture mein 13.3%, phir power, metals, textile bhi issi category mein aate hain. Toh agar in industries ko paani nahi mila toh banks ke liye bhi risk hai.
Chinta ki baat ye hai ki hum underground water ka excessive use kar rahe hain, jo ki bilkul sustainable nahi hai. Yeh hamari kheti ke liye bahut zaroori hai aur hamare $49 billion ke agricultural exports ke liye bhi. Agar yeh resources khatam ho gaye toh exports par bhi bahut bura asar padega.
Situation ye hai ki paani ki demand supply se bahut zyada ho gayi hai. Central Water Commission (CWC) ke hisaab se, desh mein saalana paani ki availability around 2,115.95 billion cubic meters (BCM) hai, lekin hum use kar paate hain sirf 690 BCM.
Aur jo sabse scary number hai woh hai per capita paani ki availability. 1951 mein yeh 5,177 cubic meters (cum) thi jo 2021 mein kam hokar 1,573 cum ho gayi hai aur 2031 tak 1,446 cum ho sakti hai. NITI Aayog ke reports bata rahi hain ki 600 million log already high to extreme water stress mein jee rahe hain. Matlab, paani ki kami ek real problem hai.
Government ne bahut saare paisa bhi lagaya hai, jaise Jal Jeevan Mission ke liye ₹67,670 crore budget mein, aur total water supply/sanitation ke liye ₹2,16,654 crore. Lekin, problem sirf infrastructure ki nahi hai, governance mein bhi issues hain. Jaise, electricity aur Minimum Support Price (MSP) ke subsidies ki wajah se log paani-intensive crops, like rice, ugata hi jaa rahe hain. Is wajah se Punjab aur Haryana mein borewells 30 feet se 80-200 feet tak gehre ho gaye hain.
Ek aur cheez hai 'virtual water exports', jahan hum rice jaise paani-intensive crops export karke apna scarce paani bahar bhej rahe hain. World Bank ne bhi kaha hai ki India mein Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority jaisa model, jahan bulk water tariffs set hote hain, woh adopt karna chahiye. Per 70% se zyada surface water toh contaminated hai aur uski quality check karne ke liye robust system bhi nahi hai.
Future mein yeh crisis aur badh sakta hai. 2050 tak per capita availability 1,140 cubic meters ho sakti hai, jisse 820 million log affected ho sakte hain. Union Budget 2026-27 mein water infrastructure par focus hai, par sirf infrastructure banane se baat nahi banegi. Hamein efficiency, better governance, aur water quality monitoring par bhi dhyan dena hoga. Paani ka sustainable management hi hamari future economic growth aur global standing decide karega.