’Water budget’, need of the hour in God’s Own Country
Despite 44 rivers, copious lakes, and a good deal of rainfall, Kerala, which receives more water than
Water experts and hydrologists in the state feel that unless there is a proper ”water budget” on the availability, allocation and conservation/preservation of water resources, Kerala would face a severe shortage of water in the near future.
The State of Environment (SoE) Report, Kerala 2005, released last month, has come out with this startling find. ”Total availability and allocation should be done appropriately. There should be a water budget on availability, needs, economic, social, ecological and environmental aspects,” says E J James, Director, Centre for Water Resource Development and Management.
