About 40 million people (over 75% are children) are affected by water borne diseases every year. Nearly six million children below 14 years of age suffer from fluorosis due to fluoride contamination in water. Arsenic is another dangerous contaminant in ground water, putting at risk more than 10 million people in the country. Bacteriological contamination, which leads to diarrhea, cholera, hepatitis etc., is at alert level in India. Contamination due to Iron, hardness and salinity in water are other major concern. Medical expenditure on water borne diseases is estimated to be Rs. 2400 crores annually in the country. The need for desalination and water purification is destined to grow in the coming years as the requirement for water increases. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has been engaged in R&D on desalination and water purification technologies for several years and has developed indigenous technologies which are available for know-how transfer to interested parties The given information, if accurate, most accurately supports which statement?
About 40 million people (over 75% are children) are affected by water borne diseases every year. Nearly six million children below 14 years of age suffer from fluorosis due to fluoride contamination in water. Arsenic is another dangerous contaminant in ground water, putting at risk more than 10 million people in the country. Bacteriological contamination, which leads to diarrhea, cholera, hepatitis etc., is at alert level in India. Contamination due to Iron, hardness and salinity in water are other major concern. Medical expenditure on water borne diseases is estimated to be Rs. 2400 crores annually in the country. The need for desalination and water purification is destined to grow in the coming years as the requirement for water increases. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has been engaged in R&D on desalination and water purification technologies for several years and has developed indigenous technologies which are available for know-how transfer to interested parties The given information, if accurate, most accurately supports which statement? Correct Answer The voice of the author is one of caution, and he/she wants to warn the reader as to what is going to happen.
The authors voice is clearly one of concern, as he/she speaks about the issues of water sanitation and the impending need for desalination and water purification technologies. Hence, option 1 is clearly correct.
Option 2 in invalid, as it is clearly mentioned that contamination due to iron, hardness, and salinity in water, are other major concerns. Although option 3 makes sense, it is not a point being made by the author of the paragraph, and hence, is invalid. Option 4 is factually wrong, as the need for water purification is going to grow, as the years go by.
Hence, option 1 is the correct option.