Question 1
Statement: The city is facing acute water shortage with reservoirs at their lowest levels in decades. The situation is expected to worsen in coming months due to below-normal rainfall predictions.
Course of Action:
I. Immediate water rationing should be implemented with strict monitoring.
II. Industries with high water consumption should be temporarily relocated.
III. Rainwater harvesting and water recycling should be made mandatory for all buildings.
IIII. Desalination plants should be commissioned on an emergency basis.
IIIII. Public awareness campaigns on water conservation should be intensified.
Action I provides immediate relief through equitable distribution of scarce resources. Action III creates sustainable infrastructure for future (feasible for immediate implementation). Action IV adds new water sources (though expensive, justified by crisis severity). Action V changes consumption behavior. Action II is impractical - industrial relocation is extremely expensive, time-consuming, and economically disruptive; it's disproportionate when other measures exist. Multi-Level Crisis Response: Immediate (I, V) + Short-term (III) + Medium-term (IV) vs. Impractical (II). Feasibility Matrix: I (High feasibility, immediate), II (Low feasibility, high disruption), III (Medium feasibility, high impact), IV (Medium feasibility, expensive but necessary), V (High feasibility, behavioral change). Cost-Benefit: Benefits of I, III, IV, V far outweigh costs; II has prohibitive costs with uncertain benefits.