Should we be afraid of tap water?
Manufacturing demand wants you to be.
As the world reels under the threat of unrelenting climate change, erratic monsoons and fast depleting groundwater reserves, The Miracle Water Village narrates the inspirational story of impoverished farming community in India that reversed its fortunes through its visionary model of water management.
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Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India’s Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today — and are often superior to modern water megaprojects.
In the Indian state of Sikkim, some 80 percent of farmers get their water from springs rather than rivers. But a lack of rainfall and deforestation mean water has become a scarce commodity there. A joint project between the government and WWF India is trying to do something about it: Farmers are being taught how to secure the water in their wells. They dig pits that allow for more rainwater to seep into the ground. New trees and feed-grass keep the water in the earth, tanks collect the spring water.
The holiness of water versus the deprivation of water.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit confirmed that the state government has decided to privatise water treatment plants in the national capital. “Privatisation of water distribution system is definitely necessary in Delhi. We want to replicate the same model in Delhi Jal Board that we have used in the privatisation of power distribution,” said Dikshit. With this move water in the national capital is going to be costlier.
The Delhites are likely to pay nine times more than Mumbaikars for water. For the same amount of water, Mumbaikars will pay Rs 160 per month while their Delhi counterparts will pay a hefty Rs 960 a month.
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Over 50 per cent of Indians have no access to clean, constructed toilets. As urban areas expand, the problem is getting worse. Pressure on existing facilities is building and there is a widely-perceived lack of investment. Al Jazeera’s Sohail Rahman reports.
aAshort film intrducing groundwater created by ACWADAM. The film uses both professional animation as well as actual footage from the field. It based on ACWADAM’s groundwater study in Purandar taluk of Pune district in Maharashtra. http://www.acwadam.org
