Is water conservation necessary? Give reasons.
Water is essential for all living beings. About 70% of our body weight is composed of water. we cannot survive without water because water is required for all biological activities. This shows the importance of water for life. The earth has plenty of water. But most of this water is available in the form of saline water which is not fit for our use. Less than 1% of total water on earth is available as drinking water. This shows that water is precious for us. Due to growing population, we are using water like never before. At many places, people are overexploiting water resources. Due to this, people at most of the places are suffering from acute shortage of water. In the context of above scenario, it can be said that water conservation is necessary.