Context: Given the state of the water crisis and skewed rainfall distribution in India, we require to take steps beyond Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) phase-II for water conservation.
Need for adopting urgent water conservation methods:
Positive aspects of JSA phase-II: A step taken for water conservation.
Way forward: Many meteorologists and hydrologists believe that India is not an innately water-deficient nation. It is the indiscriminate splurging of water that has made it so. Following measures can be considered: