Basirhat Municipality, North 24 Parganas, W.B.: Water Crisis and Proposed Water Treatment Plant Model, Word No. 6 of Basirhat Municipality, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Abstract

Water as a Resource that is the basic element for sustenance of life on earth. Almost 70% of our body is consisted of water. However, in 21^st. century, world is facing a critical problem of accessing pure drinking water. According to WHO, 1.2 billion people or almost 1 out of 5 people in the world are without access to safe drinking water. According to estimate at least 3.5 billion people (nearly 50% of world's population) will face water scarcity by 2025. In that circumstance, the present study intends to address the precarious scenario of water resources of Basirhat Municipality Word No-6, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal. As per Urban Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (UDPFI) guidelines for domestic supply in medium size town is 135 litre of water per day per capita. Basirhat Municipality Word No-6, a medium size part of town demand of water is 1024785 litres whereas in reality it received 614871 litres water through only one submersible pumps and practically shows the grim situation with deficit of 409914 litre of water. With the population projection there will be approximate gap of 1144665 litres and 1304910 litre of water per day in the coming year 2025 and 2030 respectively. This projected scenario should urgently seek remedies otherwise will invite lot of unrest be natural or and cultural. Finally, this micro level empirical investigation has drawn a management plan with alternative avenues to minimize the problems.