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Water Crisis: A Looming Threat to Human Survival

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16.04.2025

The water crisis poses a significant threat to human survival, as water reservoirs are being depleted at an alarming rate. Approximately 1% of the available water is already being misused in various activities by the entire population on this planet. With growing needs for water, the situation becomes more difficult for each and every creature to get an adequate supply. The increased consumption of water at the agricultural, industrial, and domestic levels leads to the exhaustion of the reserves available in the world required for the sustainable life and growth of humans.

Multiple factors contribute to the unavailability of the required amount of water to human beings to fulfil their needs. The foremost among them is the rapid increase in the population across the globe. The United Nations Population Fund report of 2023 projects a population of around 8 billion that requires 60 litres of water per day by a single individual in activities like brushing, washing, drinking, and flushing. This indicates growing concerns for more water availability for such a large population to meet their........

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