Water -an Ambrosia for life Story of a Desert: Once upon a time, there was an ocean here. Its waves would come pursuing each other. One does not know why and how the waves of Time dried up the incommensurable ocean. Now there is an ocean of sands. Even today, waves continue to pursue each other, except now they are waves of sand instead of water. With each year passing and rains getting scanty, the crises for water are increasing. Today if we see the total forest area in Rajasthan we can make out the reason for scanty rains due to deforestation and desertification. There are areas in the state wherein people are dependent on water from Tankers which costs between 1500-5000 and is the major part of their expenses apart of medical expenses. Regions of Rajasthan: Ajmer State, Hadoti, Dhundhar, Gorwar, Shekhawati, Mewar, Marwar, Vagad and Mewat each suffers from drought. There are regions also where people grow crops which are water intensive crops
