Water is Not A Commodity it's a Life Making Material. #DailyWisdom
The Sadhguru Podcast - Of Mystics and Mistakes
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🗓️ 24 September 2023
⏱️ 2 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:10.0 | Water is not a commodity. |
| 0:14.0 | It is a life-making material. |
| 0:17.0 | We need to ensure every human being has access to water. |
| 0:24.0 | Right now, over 2 billion people are water stressed. |
| 0:28.0 | It is expected by 2032. |
| 0:32.0 | There will be 3.5 billion people water stressed. |
| 0:36.0 | Where is all the fresh water going? |
| 0:39.0 | What is the maximum consumption? |
| 0:41.0 | If you look at this, you will know that over 60% of the world's water is used for agriculture. |
| 0:48.0 | But by enhancing organic content in the soil, let's say to 8-10%. |
| 0:54.0 | You can bring down water consumption for irrigation to 30% of what it is right now. |
| 1:02.0 | This is the way forward. |
| 1:04.0 | If we increase or enhance the organic content in the soil, |
| 1:11.0 | the moisture and the humidity stays in the soil and in turn reduces the irrigation requirement. |
| 1:19.0 | The irrigation requirements will come down to 30% of what we are using right now. |
| 1:24.0 | If you are using 100 liters, we can bring it down to 30 liters by enhancing this. |
| 1:30.0 | In a sustained way, if we make this effort within 8-12 years, we can achieve this. |
| 1:37.0 | If we do not do this, large segments of population will be water stressed. |
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