Journal of Environment and Sociobiology

Aradhana Chaudhary ¹

Affiliations
1 Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara, Hooghly, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Water is one of the most important natural resource which is used for multidimensional purpose, viz., agriculture, industrial need, household purpose, drinking, etc. It serves as the habitat for many animal and plant species which are exploited indirectly for food and economic growth. Climate change and pollution are depleting safe portable water all across the globe. Melting glaciers, rising sea level, oil spills, etc., are major threats to depletion of freshwater reservoir, sinking of costal shorelines and destruction of habitats for numerous species. Over population has led to increasing demand for water, thereby utilising ground water excessively, which again makes it prone to arsenic contamination, health hazards, etc. At present, India is failing to provide seven crore people safe portable water, with West Bengal at the top of the chart of deficiency. The increasing incidence of oil spill in Sundarbans has exposed this world heritage site to toxic chemicals, death of threatened species like rare dolphins, turtles, hilsa, etc. Over use of ground water has increased arsenic toxicity very badly in many areas of West Bengal, because of lack of alternative source for coping demands. The concern for provision of safe portable water is basic essential need facing expensive maintenance. Hence, awareness to mass about present status of water scarcity, conservation of water, prevention of overuse and misuse of water, are our prime concern.

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Aradhana Chaudhary ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara, Hooghly, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Water is one of the most important natural resource which has multi dimensional purpose, viz., agriculture, industrial need, household purpose, drinking, etc. It serves as the habitat for many species of living organisms which indirectly are explioted for food and economic growth. Climate change and pollution are depleting safe portable water all across the globe. Melting glaciers, rising sea level, oil spills, etc., are major threats to depletion of fresh water reservoir, sinking of costal shorelines and destruction of habitats for numerous species. Over population has lead to increasing demand for water, thereby utilising ground water excessively, which again makes it prone to arsenic contamination, health hazards, etc. At present, India is failing to provide seven crore people safe portable water, with West Bengal toping this chart of deficiency. The increasing incidence of oil spill in Sundarbans has exposed this world heritage site to toxic chemicals, death of threatened species like rare dolphins, turtles, hilsa, etc, and also posing threat to coral reefs. Over use of ground water has increased arsenic toxicity very badly in many areas of West Bengal, because of lack of alternative source for coping demands. The concerns for provision of safe portable water is a basic essential need facing expensive maintenance. Hence awareness to mass about present status of water scarcity, conservation of water, prevention of overuse and misuse of water are our prime concern.

Keywords

Climate Change, Safe Portable Water, West Bengal, Water Borne Diseases, Ground and Surface Water.

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Aradhana Chaudhary ¹, Jyoti Das ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Zoology, Raja Peary Mohan College, Uttarpara, Hooghly, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Interdependency of plants and animals is one of the most sustainable symbiotic relationship which is accepted by evolutionary mechanism. Imbalance in this partnership has given birth to endless chain processes, which has threatened to bring the world to destruction in nearby future. Anthropogenic activities have brought a havoc discrimination in the availability of natural resources, where it is misused and overused by one section of people while the other section is deprived of it. Urbanization, commercialization of forest areas and its various products pose serious threat to survival of forest, which in turn directly affects the livelihood of the millions of rural people who depend on timber and non-timber products for various purposes, such as medicine, food, economic and socio-religious purposes.

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