Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Rainfall
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Holding water
A village that has kept its date with history
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Tanked!
What led to the decline of tanks
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Pitching in for a pond
The government and people of Madhya Pradesh have joined hands in their fight against drought through various <I>jan sahyog</I> programmes
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Catching rainwater
the book is truly an international effort, both in terms of contributors as well as the content. With articles autho r ed from various parts of the world, the book documents rainwater harvesting
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Tryst with rain
Following the monsoon failure of 1999 2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, because governments in India have always gone in for high cost, high technology solutions
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The last lesson
There is a need to learn from the rainwater harvesting drive that has been carried out in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
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Learning the mantra
<b>Report card:</b> The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, the government programme is an achievement<br> <b>Success level:</b> Good
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Political harvest
<b>Report card:</b> A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party<br> <b>Success level:</b> Poor
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Drought is in the mind
<b>GOOD NEWS:</b> There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even governments in India are learning<br> <b>BAD NEWS:</b> Crash programmes are not the answers by themsel
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A decentralised system will lead to sustainable water use
<font color=red>S Vishwanath</font>, a Bangalore based engineer and planner, started the Rainwater Club to help people manage rainwater efficiently. He spoke to<font color=red> Binayak Das</font> about his work and the viability of rainwater harvesting