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States » EastPosted at: Jan 20 2020 5:21PM


WHY WATER CHALLENGES SHOULD WORRY KOLKATA

Kolkata, Jan 20 (UNI) Speakers at an interactive session on “Why Water Challenges Should Worry the Citizens of Calcutta” highlighted the present concerns and stressed on the measures to be taken to lower water related problems.
Organised by 'Concern for Calcutta', speakers Preeyam Budhia (President, Business Development, Patton Group), Arunabha Majumdar (Chairman, Indian Water Works Association) and Bibhas Maity (Ex-officio - CEO, Water Supply, KMC) spoke on the need to conserve this precious resource and its judicious use.The event was held here on January 18.
Ms Budhia spoke on 'Water Conservation – Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond', emphasizing the immediate need for every citizen to take water conservation seriously. Urging people to work towards building a water positive society, she said, 'It will not be an exaggeration to say that the next war will be over water. Any measures that you take, big or small, counts. There are many ways to conserve water and the awareness for this is of paramount importance pan India. All we need to do is implement basic, simple measures. Even a little thing like turning the tap off while brushing our teeth or shaving can have an immense positive impact. Every drop counts.'
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