Sculpting the Earths Paper

Introduction

Water pollution is a problem facing the entire world; however it is a serious problem facing India today. This includes most of India’s rivers. Unfortunately, India’s holiest river, which is the Ganges, is involved in this situation. The Ganges River is located in the North Eastern part of India. This river is India’s holiest river because of the main pilgrimage site for Hindu’s to travel to and when they do they perform many rituals in it. This is one of many reasons of why India’s water pollution rates are very high. India’s water woes are as much due to its own poor management as the dwindling water supply. Since industrialization, India has struggled with an absence of strong, integrated policymaking regarding water. Its lack of innovation and vision for water policy and conservation explains the shortages that plague the country. India’s per capita availability of water is astonishing; in the last 65 years is has plummeted from 5,177 to 1,544 cubic meters. India is home to 17.3% of the global population but has only 4.3% of the world’s water resources and 2.45% of the world’s land area (Planning Commission of India). These statistics suggest the enormous strain on India’s capacity to carry and produce sufficient resources to sustain its people. The quality of the education system is one of the main reasons why the water pollution rates are very high in India. This is because it is not up to the standard as compared to many developed countries, such as the USA and Canada. Because this is the case, most of the citizens of India don’t know how to take care of the environment. This includes how to dispose their garbage, how to make proper sewage systems, and how to clean water so that it can be drinkable or usable to wash things with.

Geologic principles

Geologic principles involved on understanding a natural system that stores and transmits water, such as rivers, lakes and groundwater is the key to the information needed to prevent future...