Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Water

"Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink".

Today is the world water day. and lest we forget, Google has a way of letting us know that :)

Every drop of water we waste is precious and there're countless people in Asia and Africa fighting over every drop of water.

Do you know it takes much more water to produce a pound of meat as compared to a pound of vegetables? (you can read more into it you know :))

There have been saying that the future wars would not be fought over power or land, but water. Even a paper presented by President Musharraf at Oxford in about 1990 recognised that Pakistan's interest in Kashmir is not because of its hilly terrain but its water catchment areas.

So next time you water your garden or wash your car, remember - you're using up a resource that, like Helen of Troy would launch a thousand ships in future !!

1 comment:

Gulgula said...

A nice post. I hate the way water, paper, and natural resources are wasted/burnt in the US/America and Europe.

What is more surprising is such posts dont have attention and silly posts which talk of "papparazzi" and "selection of hunk" based on "emotional and social" questions! ITzens may soon re-define words for their blog-interest.

Finally, I hope I didn't intrude into your territory.

Best regards,
Bhaaluu