Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ਪਾਣੀ ਸੰਕਟ
/paani sankat/Roman
English meaning: Water Crisis
Definition
A situation of insufficient water supply to meet demands. Punjab faces a serious groundwater depletion crisis due to excessive irrigation for paddy cultivation, which has depleted aquifers 3x faster than they can be naturally recharged.
Example
“ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਧਰਤੀ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਵਧ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।”
In English: “The depth of groundwater in Punjab is increasing rapidly.”
Literary Heritage
“ਪਵਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ।”
/Pavaṇu gurū pāṇī pitā mātā dharat mahatu./
“Air is the Guru, water the father, great earth the mother.”
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- Language
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- Punjabi
- Script
- Gurmukhi
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 125M