Came across this piece trying to get some info on rainwater harvesting ideas.By ZenRainMan on the Rainwater Blog - Bangalore - the water in summer.
Some good advise. Makes a lot of sense. But how long will it be before our actions start making sense too?
"Unfortunately for us the vision for water is a 50 year one and the vision of democracy at local levels is for 5 years at the most. This mismatch does not yield optimal solutions. Hence instead of demanding more recharge structures and the cleaning and protection of lakes we demand more bore-wells to extract more water and deplete groundwaters further."
So true!
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harness solar power to solve water problem
Even oil rich gulf countries are forward thinking and investing wisely in the future
http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2011/01/22/arab-emirates-solar-desalination-system/
http://gulfnews.com/business/general/solar-desalination-plants-in-abu-dhabi-to-curb-water-production-costs-1.968391
Karnataka has a long coastline that can be put to good use. All it takes is a set of forward thinking visionaries.