Impending water crisis
We all are aware of global warming. But, are we aware of the fact that in about forty years from now, all our rivers will have very little or no water flow? The Himalayan glaciers that feed some of the great rivers of Asia are depleting at alarming rates. If the present trend continues, then there will be very little flow in our rivers during dry season. Water sharing contracts with India for sharing water of common rivers would become ineffective, because there may be no water to share.
If the predictions are true, then it is high time that we start taking actions now to face the water crisis. Otherwise, our survival as a nation will be at stake.
Those interested may find a paper "Millennium 2000 Thirsty Bangladesh" on water crisis that we are likely to face in very near future. In the paper I have tried to point out some of ways to mitigate the crisis.
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