Letter to BS: What's needed for effective water management

Nearly 70 per cent of Indians do not have adequate access to safe water for sanitation and hygiene

Nitin Desai’s article “Water: Less govt, more governance” (March 22) draws  attention to key issues in the management of water resources. With the prediction that India might face 50 per cent water deficit by 2030 (according to a report of Asian Development Bank), there is an immediate need for more efficient use of water such as in agriculture.
 
Application of nature-based solutions, restoration of steadily depleting small water bodies and recycling of used water in industrial processes should be priority.
 
Water pollution is the other area of concern. Nearly 70 per cent of Indians do not have adequate