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This article is perfect for solving the man made water crisis. The govt officials and the administration has been highly corrupt that they don’t care about people. It is all about making money while the sunshine. Respect nature and it will shower you it’s bounty. The sad thing is the silence of the highly educated population. Their silence is so deafening that Chennai as lost so much. Time for them to shout in unison so that water flows in each and every taps of Chennai.
Chennai is not the middle east. We have nearly 4000 water bodies. Why do we need desalination plants? Where will you dispose of the salt collected therin. Again into the sea turning the water brine – unfit for marine life. Our fisherfolk thrive on the seas; dont destroy their livelihoods .
Alternatively you will trash the salt onto our lands and make the soil infertile. Both are lose-lose propositions regarding desalination.
Chennai has to clean, dredge, desilt all our polluted and clogged waterbodies immediately. This will help water flow more efficiently and resorte our water beds.
When people are turning deserts into forests the world over eg.China.. its time we start cleaning up our act literally.
When people are turning their sewage to potable water isnt it time to uae rhis resource aggressively.
Soak pits storage pits with cleaning systems.
Since we have clay soil in some places, we need to dig holes to help rainwater percolates to increase the water level.
Devasahayam was known to be a very upright officer. During the Emergency he was the Commissioner of Chandigarh where Jayprakash Narayan was incarcerated. It is reported that he risked incurring the wrath of Indira Gandhi to ensure the safety and comfort of JP.
Chennai should heed the voice of such a sane and upright person
Chennai has invested modestly in desalination plants. This should be an option that all major coastal cities pursue. Expensive. Perhaps the water could be earmarked for consumers willing to pay a high price. That would at least take their demand off the market.
This article is perfect for solving the man made water crisis. The govt officials and the administration has been highly corrupt that they don’t care about people. It is all about making money while the sunshine. Respect nature and it will shower you it’s bounty. The sad thing is the silence of the highly educated population. Their silence is so deafening that Chennai as lost so much. Time for them to shout in unison so that water flows in each and every taps of Chennai.
Chennai is not the middle east. We have nearly 4000 water bodies. Why do we need desalination plants? Where will you dispose of the salt collected therin. Again into the sea turning the water brine – unfit for marine life. Our fisherfolk thrive on the seas; dont destroy their livelihoods .
Alternatively you will trash the salt onto our lands and make the soil infertile. Both are lose-lose propositions regarding desalination.
Chennai has to clean, dredge, desilt all our polluted and clogged waterbodies immediately. This will help water flow more efficiently and resorte our water beds.
When people are turning deserts into forests the world over eg.China.. its time we start cleaning up our act literally.
When people are turning their sewage to potable water isnt it time to uae rhis resource aggressively.
Soak pits storage pits with cleaning systems.
Since we have clay soil in some places, we need to dig holes to help rainwater percolates to increase the water level.
Devasahayam was known to be a very upright officer. During the Emergency he was the Commissioner of Chandigarh where Jayprakash Narayan was incarcerated. It is reported that he risked incurring the wrath of Indira Gandhi to ensure the safety and comfort of JP.
Chennai should heed the voice of such a sane and upright person
Chennai has invested modestly in desalination plants. This should be an option that all major coastal cities pursue. Expensive. Perhaps the water could be earmarked for consumers willing to pay a high price. That would at least take their demand off the market.