Wise and Otherwise

Water – Wise and Otherwise In India, there are more households with a television than piped water supply. With just 4% of Earth’s fresh water, India has 16% of the global population. Water ranks second after oxygen for living beings to survive. 3.30 crore people lack access to water. 60 crore people deal with extreme water shortage trudging many miles for a bucket of potable water. 42% of India’s land is facing drought . 91 reservoirs across India store 162 billion cum; in March 2019, storage levels dropped to <50%. Monsoons are a couple of months away. If it fails, 25% more villages will be drought hit.  13 major reservoirs across India now have 32% lesser water stored than in 2017-18. Then there’s agriculture, which, by estimates , accounts for 90% of India’s fresh water usage; but in March’18, alarmingly, Gujarat stopped supply of irrigation water from a major dam to ensure that there was enough for drinking.  In May’18, resorts in Shimla were s...

Goals for Sustainable Social Development as I see it - for a Better Bengaluru Save Historical Lakes Revive wetlands for lakes De-congest Rajakaluves / natural streams De-congest Storm Water Drains Task-force for lakes clean-up, involve public for shramdaan Sink Recharge pits in stormwater drains Revive Arkavathy River Clean Vrishabhavathi River GIS mapping of lakes and public water sources Declare groundwater as national treasure/resource Conserve Water, avoid wastage Recycle Waste-water Collect Rooftop Rainwater for reuse/recharge Recharge Groundwater Ban new borewells Rebuild Community Wells Ban abattoir waste discharge into drains Segregate Waste at Source Compost at Home Ban Plastic Garbage Bags Ban Single Use Plastic items' Manufacture Complete NICE Project Revive Peripheral Ring Road Project Enhance Public Transport Electric Public Transport Vehicles Speed-up Namma Metro Project Start Circular Rail Complete White topping, no new roads No to st...