Crisis of Underground Water Reservoirs

Written by: Fahmy Mohamed Mohsen Al-Semsam
“Don’t you see if your water became unreachable, who will get provide you with fresh water” (Al-Mulk – 30)
Random digging of water wells and sewer wells for home and industrial uses (especially for mines and quarries) in addition to hysterical pumping and irrational exhaustion of underground water represent major ecological challenges. These challenges increase with increased population and the lack of healthy sewer networks to get rid of poisonous and dangerous wastes in a safe way. There is a severe lack in specific basins for recycling and processing sewer water especially with the major increase in water use for this huge population in addition to transformational industries and industrial investments including energy production. Furthermore, there is a severe lack in waste yards for processing solid wastes and garbage to recycle some these wastes and burn some in an eco-friendly way. These liquid and solid wastes should be processed in a way that guarantees environment safety.
Irrational use of underground water and contamination of these reservoirs because of liquid wastes of fuel pumps, cars washes, department stores, fish markets, groceries, building and construction works slaughter houses, health care and educational facilities in addition to governmental buildings and houses all warn against an ecological crisis that is about to break up. This crisis will not only affect human life but also wild life and ecological balance. The clear example of that is Lahj and Al-Houta .
The question is for elected members of the parliament, members of commercial chambers, NGOs, corporations and governmental officials. All these parties are responsible for citizens’ welfare. What are you waiting for to defend the rights of citizens in safe and healthy life? Are waiting for God’s anger because of your lack of integrity? What are you waiting for to report for citizens, who elected you and put you in your positions, about all violations of local authorities employed by a corrupt authority that don’t exist on the ground?
My advice to you is to file a clear report about all these violations and the lack of safe ways to dispose water wastes in addition to the lack of junk yards in all governorates and directorates. Or else, you can wait till we file a legal complain against you for conspiracy.
Contamination and diseases are spreading while you don’t even care to till citizens about anything. You are responsible for this contamination. So, till us and the whole worlds what is happening. Or else, you may resign.