When the well is dry, water’s worth is known. Not many Goans would have heard these words of Benjamin Franklin, the acclaimed scientist and one of the founding fathers of USA. But the manner in which region after region (Porvorim, Bicholim, Pernem… the list grows) in Goa is facing a water crisis just a couple of months since the monsoons departed, the scenario is too scary and discomforting. And even if Goa’s PWD Minister tells us that “Actually, a human being can wash his or her body with just two litres of water. The remaining 118 litres of water goes to the gutters,” the fact remains that neither the Goa government nor Goans are bothered whether there will even be water for each one of us in times to come. Earlier in June this year, Niti Aayog released the Composite Water Management Index Report aimed at assessing and improving efficient management of water resources across different states. In its foreword, Niti Aayog’s CEO Amitabh Kant wrote, “It’s a matter...
