The Managers of water resources who are the custodians of all water bodies and resources
should strongly object to such activities which negate the very objective of Green Technology
concept. The marine culture ponds, apart from making the Ground water saline, also obstructs
the free flow of floodwater over the flood plains into the sea causing heavy submersion of crops
adversely affecting their yield.
8. Role of stake holders in water resources development and management and in
saving water.
The major stakeholders in use of water are
1. The Government
4. Municipalities
2. Agricultural producers
5. Technology providers
3. Industries
6.Construction sector
Careful and conspicuously economic use of water by the water users saves about 20% of
consumption. Every water user should keep in mind that water is becoming a more and more
scarce commodity and that there is neither a substitute nor an alternative source for water.
The discussions given above reveals that damage to water resources is more from the
technology used by the water users of fields other than water resources development (such as
industries and municipalities ) even though there is scope for making the technology adopted in
water resources development more green.
The stake holders should be convinced that water is every body’s property and interest and not
only of those who are in charge of it’s development and distribution and that any fall in it’s
quantity or quality will affect the society as a whole. Environmental ethics places greater
responsibility on engineers in the upkeep of the environment as it is they who as promoters of
societal development by engineering activities cause most damage to the environment and
have to own up responsibility for environmental degradation. They should aim at developing
new techniques and Technology green enough not to damage or deplete the water resources
coming into contract with their activities.
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