Content for Mains Enrichment (CME)
Source: DTE
Context: Kerala became the first state to adopt a water budget, as a solution to water scarcity during summer months to ensure equitable water distribution.
What is Water Budget?
A water budget is a tool used to manage water resources by estimating the total amount of water available in a region and the amount of water used by different sectors.
Benefits:
- It helps in making informed decisions about water use
- Identifying areas of water scarcity
- Developing strategies for equitable water distribution.
- Create awareness about proper water use and avoiding wastage.
Other initiatives of the Kerala government: It has revived over 15,000 kilometres of waterways in the last few years, and local bodies are rejuvenating more ponds and streams.
Usage: This can be used as an example in Governance, and Agriculture questions on water management.
