Problem of Energy Crisis

From time immemorial people have used cow-dung and firewood as the main sources of energy. Later they have begun to use coal and petroleum and most recently nuclear and solar energy.

The rise in consumption of petroleum and its products during the last two decades has increased very much and the stock of petroleum may last for another thirty years at the present rate of consumption. In fact, the world has become frightened over the energy crisis. The oil producing countries have held the whole world to collect money and have increased the price of oil manifolds recently, hitting specially the developing and underdeveloped countries below their bets.

Impact of Energy Crisis

This crisis of conventional energy source is standing on the way of socio-economic growth in the developing and underdeveloped countries. Of petroleum products, diesel and kerosene are much more extensively used in India to run pump-sets and tractors in agricultural fields and domestic usages. At the present rate of consumption, the source of all conventional energy are depleting at a faster rate.

Solution of Energy Crisis

It is heartening to note that scientists and technologists have taken steps to face the crisis. They are advising both short and long term measures.

In the rural areas people are being advised to use more firewood, agricultural wastes and cow-dung.

Biogas plants should have to be encouraged for cooking and lighting purpose.

Hydroelectric power stations, though they produce only 12% of the total power in India, should be encouraged further.

Geological explorations are to be intensified for locating deposits of natural gas.

But the most interesting is that in this moment of crisis scientists have already started works to preserve atomic and solar energy, an endless source of energy. They have already developed solar cooking range though not commercially.

India has also built some nuclear power stations for power generation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it appears that the challenge of the crisis casts shadow on every section of mankind and this crisis, while acute, may be solved if the whole mankind and also the scientists and the technologists face it.