GANGA 48th Issue | Page 3

Water is everywhere in Solar System alarming rates. 21 of the world’s 37 (Source: MGMI News Journal vol. 40, largest aquifers from India and China to NO. 4, March 2015 p.24, Taken from: - the United States and France have The New York Times.) passed their sustainability at tipping An international team of scientists points, reported hydrothermal removed than replaced during the decade vents on the Saturn moon Enceladus long study period. 13 aquifers have been with temp. of its rocky core surpassing put into most troubled category, the 1940 F(900c) in spots. The discovery, if report said. The Report further clarifies confirmed, would make Enceladus the that the aquifers under the most stress only place other than Earth where such are in poor, densely populated regions, chemical reaction between rocks and such as NW India, Pakistan and N. heated water are known to be occurring Africa where alternations are limited and today- and for many scientists it would water shortages could quickly lead to make Enceladus a most promising place instability. The world’s most stressed to look for life. Another team of space aquifer, defined as suffering rapid physicists reported signs of another depletion with little or any sign of under-ice Ocean on Ganymede, the recharging, was the Arabian aquifer, a largest of Jupiter’s moons. Nasa’s water source used by more than 60 Galileo spacecraft had also found hints million people. (The Independent) of hidden water on Ganymede and on Govt. against dams that hinder Ganga another of Jupiter’s moons, Callisto. flow NASA Sounds red alert on dipping 30.06.2015) ground water:- [source: Times of India, Considering existing dams to be a Kolkata: June 18,2015] hindrance to its ongoing river cleaning According to new NASA satellite data, efforts, the Union Water Resource the world’s largest groundwater aquifer, Ministry has instructed the Central source of fresh water for hundreds of Water Commission not to give its nod millions of people, is being depleted at for any new dam in future, if it does not evidence for meaning (Source: more Times water of was India, 3 Integrated River Basin Management Society