Water management lessons must be part of school syllabus: Min

Highlighting the importance of water conservation, Maharashtra minister Vijay Shivtare today suggested chapters must be included in the school syllabus in order to address the problem of water shortage on long-term basis.
"School syllabus needs to have a chapter on how to use water effectively. The schools in Mumbai metropolitan region already have a chapter on water usage on management. This will help in better management of water," he said.
With the uncertainty of rains, limited reservoirs and increasing demand of water, the Minister of State for Water Resources said the state government is preparing a policy on water conservation.

He said deterioration of water quality of river and the groundtable water were serious issues. He also said that the likely impact of climate change on water resources is adding to the existing woes.
"We have to address these issues on priority. Efforts are required at all levels to ensure that all sections of the society get water. Therefore conservation of water is absolutely necessary," Shivtare said.
Referring to inter-linking of rivers, he said the State government are fully committed for water security through implementation of interlinking of rivers projects and dam projects.