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Water procession brings mindset change
A Karnataka district that has been reeling under three successive years of drought may be bouncing back. The state government's top bureaucrat in Bagalkote district led civil society groups in a water harvesting campaign between 16-27 June, just as the monsoon rains had begun.
http://indiatogether.org/2005/jul/env-bagalkote.htm
(Courtesy: indiatogether.org)
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Rain barrels catalyse water harvesting
Rainwater harvesting through the rain barrel generates water for productive use. Otherwise this water goes wasted. In cities, it also helps mitigate urban flooding and reduces pressure on city level water supplies and groundwater extraction. Rain barrels are beginning to be accepted among industries and residences in Bangalore.
http://indiatogether.org/2005/mar/env-barrel.htm
(Courtesy: indiatogether.org)
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Saluting the great Indian village
Like the Great Indian Family, the Great Indian village too has been an ideal that we never stop dreaming about. Balasandra - a village in Kolar, Karnataka connects the idea with reality.
(Courtesy: Deccan Herald)
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Go ahead, drought-proof your fields
Here is a classic story of drought-proofing through traditional systems. In Hungund, 3 generations of a farmer family have been striving hard to popularise methods to insulate farmers from total crop failure during rain-scarce years.
(Courtesy: Deccan Herald)
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Creativity of farmers and technology development
There are many examples of farmers' creativity and PTD mostly done in the wake of a necessity or deriving inspiration by a farmer-friendly media. If we analyse the utility and acceptability of such technologies innovated by the farmers, they have a few messages for our scientific community to re-orient their future line of action.
http://www. farmedia.org/padre/padre_creativity.html
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People's planning for water sustainability:
Idkidu makes promising start
The effort in Idkidu in rainwater harvesting is unique, since it is a community effort. Here the entire village has come together for the cause of water. People here have successfully joined hands, without any external input and have made it a model RWH village. CAAM team member Mr. Shree Padre observes the initiatives of this 'rain-catching' village.
http://www. farmedia.org/bulletins/bulletin30.htm
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Success story
A seven-acre farm near Puttur in Karnataka has achieved sustainability of water resources by low-cost rain harvesting methods, something that couldn't be achieved with 15 bore wells dug over a period of one and a half decades.
http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/05/19/stories/2002051900380400.htm
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Catching the rain
This low-cost rain harvesting arrangement is ideal for poor families and those who have no other alternative but to use hard and contaminated water. An added advantage is that this system doesn't require water-filtering. It can be dismantled and stored during summer. As such, there is no wastage of space.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2002/07/14/stories/2002071400120800.htm
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Making hay when it rains
The technique of collecting rainwater from the roof for use during droughts could prove effective in handling the crisis. RURAL Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI), a Haryana-based NGO is one of the pioneers in advocating roof water harvesting in the State.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/mag/2002/08/04/stories/2002080400080400.htm
(Courtesy: The Hindu)
