http://www.sramanamitra.com/2009/08/30/latent-solutions-to-water-scarcity-in-india/
Summary
This article talks about some solutions it has towards the scarcity of water in India. There are millions of people in India who do not have access to clean drinking water. This results in many people dying. Luckily, there are now physical and chemical methods (desalination) for machines to "clean" out the salts and minerals in seawater so that it is drinkable. An example is the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP). It is able to produce 100 liters clean drinking water per day. Another method is to rely on the rainfall in India.Since it only rains about 100 hours per year, the plan is to collect rainwater on rooftops so that it can be stored for future use.
Connection
The concept of scarcity means that there is an insufficient, or shortness of supply of a resource. With billions of people having to use water everyday, the supply of water is slowly decreasing in a worldwide scale. If a resource is scarce, the price of it will eventually go up because there is less supply of the resource over time. Since the supply of water is slowly decreasing, there will be a day where water prices, such as bottled water, will go up. Citizens of India are currently facing this problem. They have a low supply on water, which is why they must use their water conservatively.
Reflection
I feel that the people in India are in such a crisis. Water is such a basic resource, yet everyone in the world needs it to survive. It is such a frightening thought to have in mind with millions of people in India dying per year because water is so scarce. I believe that the method of desalination, which basically "changes" salt water to drinkable water, can really aid the people of India. People all over the world should not think that water can be taken for granted and just waste it. After reading this article, I will do my job and try my best to conserve water whenever I possibly can.
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I agree with you Calvin, water is such a basic resource, yet everyone in the world needs it. We as people need to start thinking and contributing to fix the causes of what we had made. Conserving water in any way to stop this water crisis is a must or millions of people will start to die. Water is never enough, people take it for granted but it couldn't be helped. However, remember that water is a scarce. I promise to do my part in any way possible to conserve water. Hopefully, everyone will do the same to conserve water whenever they can. I look forward to the people who had done their part.
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Calvin, I agree that when water becomes scarce, in which case in India, the prices of water will raise. As the price of water rises, the opportunity cost will increase as well. As the prices of water increases, consumers will be willing to pay that increased price because water is a necessity and there is nothing to replace it. Since India is such a populated place, there would be more demand than supplies. When the supply of water is depleted, the demand the water will still remain the same. Therefore, having an unbalanced demand and supply would cause the value of water to increase. As you said, many people in India die each year people because of the lack of water. The water that is so scarce for them is what we take for granted, here in Canada.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Calvin, water is a scarce product in the environment and once it gone, the chances of getting it back is really low. The people in India are in a crisis right now, knowing that they are a 3rd world country and that its hard for them to have access to clean drinking water. People in India have to find ways to conserve their water, and make sure they don't waste the water. This method of desalination is indeed a great way for them to get clean fresh water, but they would need lots of those machines put up to help the several millions of people living in India. Although there are people that help and do whatever they can to save the lives of people living in 3rd world countries, we still need to play our part and conserve the environment and not waste the precious resources.
ReplyDeleteCalvin, I agree with you, I also think that desalination will help out greatly with India and their declining supply of water. I assume that the price of water will eventually go up, and people will still have to buy it. Like Michael said, when the water supply is depleted, the demand of water will still remain the same, just because it is one of the necessities of life. I will definitely try my best to do my part to help conserve water, and not treat water like it's an unlimited resource. I think it'd be very scary to live in India right now, because once it runs out, it's gone.
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