Hi Vivian, Apparently water harvesting is NEWS -- for WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY -- June 5th
Today's Economic Times on page 3 -- this article "For India Inc., green's a mission now" speaks of the success of UTV's corporate social responsibility unit, SHARE -- Society to Heal, Aid, Restore and Educate -- together with Ion Exchange with Mumbai's Rotary Clubs and Sophia College Ex-Stuidents Association to convert Raigad District into an eco-tourism location because of successful water harvesting A couple of days back there was an article where a Forest Officer by building small dams across streams and shallow pits (like our rice paddies) has made one of our Wildlife Reserves far more comfortable for the wild life living therein -- no need to go miles in search of water In many co-op housing societies in Mumbai tanks are being built in the compounds to store rain water and / or replenish ground water reserves -- similar efforts have been successfully made in Delhi I was wondering whether the fact that today many of our paddy fields remain un-cultivated is a factor contributing to diminishing of ground water -- remember that rain water collected in these paddies and slowly flowed ff -- there was enough time for water to percolate into the ground -- now with fields lying fallow from year to year and no small "bunds" every twenty / thirty feet water does not get a chance to stay around long enough to soak into the ground and replenish our stock of ground water. In a recent message you mentioned that you have retired from U S A and settled in Goa -- good move Cheers Aloysius ************************************************************ Quick Heal Version : 6.09 Virus Database : 28-05-2003 This mail is certified VIRUS FREE by Quick Heal. For more information visit: http://www.quickheal.com ************************************************************ ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
