Jalandhar October 4 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- PG Department of Commerce and Management celebrated 8th “Indian Water Week” by broadcasting a documentary ‘When Every Drop Counts’.
The objective of this event was to focus on sustainable development and international cooperation, an attempt to shape policies and strategies that will have a lasting impact on the future of India’s water resources. The documentary was based on a case study of the Barmer district of Rajasthan.
The documentary showcased the hardships of the village of Barmer with respect to the water crisis. The focus of the video was on the struggle for drinking water in the Thar desert spread over the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, which is one of the hottest and driest regions in the world. In a good monsoon, a tanka can store anywhere between 30,000 litres and 100,000 litres of drinking water. 77-year-old Shmt. Madan Kaur, the district head of Barmer, has served in public life. The barmer district received the award for excellence for effective initiative of tanka building under MGNREGA in 2011.
The documentary was raising an alarming concern about the future water crisis, how every drop of water counts, the endeavors we must do to save water, and how we can further go for harvesting the rainwater as the rivers and water streams are also declining in drinking water facilities. This event was attended by students of B.Com Semester I and B.Com FS Semester I and B Com FS Semester III.
President Shri Naresh Budhia, Senior Vice President Shri Vinod Dada, other members of the managing committee and Principal Prof.(Dr.) Pooja Prashar applauded the endeavours of the department for organising an activity rooted in ecological concerns.