Water crisis or water scarcity occurs when the amount of water available in an area is not sufficient to meet the water demand. Currently, there is a water crisis in Madhesh. This crisis did not come this year. The past years have also passed in the same way.

The passing years were enough to open the eyes to the deepening water crisis, but those years passed in vain. A carefree state and society were both seen. There was no united and coordinated effort between the government and the community to deal with this crisis. 

Madhesh is experiencing the cycle of natural disasters every year. First there was the destruction of Luo, storm damage, now the water crisis, then the problem of excessive rain, then the cold wave. On the one hand, the uncertainty of sky water, on the other hand, the underground water level is decreasing.

Farming is not only for the farmers, but the lack of drinking water has caused an uproar and this terrible situation has become the destiny of Madhesh. Sometimes the water falls too much, and sometimes it falls too low. This problem is not limited to urban areas. Even in rural areas, the ground water level is decreasing. The permanent emergence of water crisis in the densely populated areas of the country is the failure of the development model that has been done so far. 

Madhesh was known as the playground of rivers. Here the rivers show a different shape and character than in the mountains. This area is the playground of the rivers that came out from Himal to Bhawar, and it has become the location of the grain store. River systems and communities were inextricably linked. The river was not only a source of culture, but also a source of livelihood. Madhesh is the capital of lakes. The cultural heritage of digging ponds and wells is here. But as the water crisis is getting worse, it is disrupting the entire socio-economic structure. 

The story of lack of drinking water was heard elsewhere but now it has reached every person here. Common people are starting to feel the pain. But the water crisis discussion is being conducted unilaterally. It is only being portrayed as the responsibility of the Water Ministry.

Is it only the federal water ministry or the single effort of such and such municipality that the problem will be solved? The government's attitude towards this crisis is that of a weed remover. This problem is not limited only to Madhesh province, since it has appeared in the entire Madhesh geography, a committee should be formed under the Prime Minister and it will find a way for its immediate and permanent solution. Until this is not done, this problem will get worse. 

The government should form a high-level expert committee on the long-term solution to the water crisis in Madhesh and a coordinated committee of concerned ministries should work under the leadership of the Prime Minister to implement its recommendations. Let's see this time! The Madhesh government declared a dry area, but neither the state nor the union has been able to allocate the budget accordingly. What is the way for the local governments to work together with the provincial government to solve the drinking water shortage and what is the reliable way for the provincial government to facilitate and cooperate among the local governments? Well heard! 

are some fundamental questions. This is what experts and stakeholders tell or seek. 

What are the causes of annual water scarcity? Why is the groundwater level decreasing? Why is the nature of the crisis different within the same municipality? How much is the harness when taking out the motor in Chapakal? What are the long term effects of deep boring? Tubewell, boring how much in a certain area?

What constitutes illegal boring or uncontrolled water use? How to raise the groundwater level? Can we identify an alternative arrangement for drinking water apart from ground water? Can a river's water be stored? How to collect rain water? How to purify the water flowing in the drain? How to build water recharge infrastructure? How to maintain the traditional water storage system?

How effective was the embankment built to prevent flooding in the river? Did the embankment stop the natural flow of water recharge? Why have irrigation schemes become less effective? How to be frugal with water use? (Because, in the Terai, the social psychology based on the play of water still persists.) 

What is more water spent in daily life? Commode toilet, car cleaning or other, how can it be consumed less? In the name of tree planting or cash farming, aren't trees that absorb more ground water planted? How to minimize it? How to grow more grain with less water? What can be the source of drinking water other than ground water?

Chure Dohan, how much did river drying affect the ground-water crisis? Has the infrastructure been concretized? How did traditional methods of water recharge fail? Where did unplanned urbanization cause problems? Effects of manipulation on river systems? Without looking for an answer to these questions, if we just keep saying 'Chure Dohan - Chure Dohan', won't we find a solution?

The role of union, state and municipality is not clear. Joint efforts are needed to resolve water issues. It's getting late. It is important to understand that this is not only the work of the government. Even at the people's level, there is a need to protect water recharge places, not to waste water, and to avoid exploiting ground water. We are destroying the things that should have been preserved. The role of citizens towards drinking water is also irresponsible. 

is connected somewhere boring but there are twenty-four hours wasted without regulation. Even if some level of government has connected it, it is common people's nose. The threat of 'mass displacement' cannot be avoided if we do not move towards saving the water drop by drop. 

In the urban area, there is one class, which flushes its feces through drinking water, and another class - which is forced to drink contaminated water. This gap is the basis of social tension. Which class/caste has access and control over water defines the resulting social equation. 

Who is wasting water? Where is excessive consumption? Now think about the paradigm of development? Aren't the industrial units using the precious ground water in an arbitrary way? Most industries have no provision for water reuse. They are also polluting the river by discharging the polluted water into the river.

On the other hand, the privatization of the water market flourished. Already, in some places, gas and local governments have distributed bottled water. Privatization of drinking water options may not be worthwhile. The market benefits only a limited number of people. The government and the community will solve this knot together. How to privatize the solution to drying water resources? Have we forgotten the indigenous way of protecting water sources? Water companies are not trying to revive water sources. 

The groundwater table on which millions of people depend for daily use is dangerously low. Local plumbers have experience of subsidence of several meters per year in many places. However, there is no systematic study on the process of groundwater level decline in any city or municipality in Madhesh.

According to the plumbers, chapakal or boring work is going on. In some places, the urban water supply infrastructure is old, where water leakage is a problem. The structure of drinking water institutes must be repaired and upgraded. Likewise, the unethical tendency of water consumers to draw water directly from the tap of the drinking water company from the motor is not being controlled. 

The growing water shortage in Madhesh is not only a concern for the future, it is also an ongoing challenge. Water crisis in Madhesh is a complex issue. For which immediate intervention and long-term permanent solution is required. How to build a water bank, the options to preserve the natural means of water recharge in Chure area are not exhausted.