Care should be taken to utilise each drop of water judiciously in each sector, says Orissa's chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

Orissa was relatively more vulnerable to climate change due to its geographical location, and keeping in view the impacts it was necessary to address the issue of water resources utilisation and conservation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Wednesday.

Inaugurating the Orissa Environment Congress, Mr. Patnaik said the storage capacity of the State needs to be augmented to meet the requirements during the dry season. "Competing demands on water resources from agriculture, industries and other sectors essentially warrant an integrated water resources development and management approach," Mr. Patnaik said.

Stating that water allocation and uses in various sectors need to be made in a wise manner, Mr. Patnaik said care should be taken to utilise each drop of water judiciously in each sector.

"Water use efficiency will have to be increased in agriculture sector. Simultaneously recycling of water has to be practiced in industrial sector. Wastage of water will have to be minimised in domestic use," he observed.

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