At least five cents in every acre should be reserved for the construction of ponds to store rainwater.
If we can find a way to keep floodwater in reserve and to use it when it's needed, it will be a double boon.
Who needs the sun, when the rain is so full of life?
India is a groundwater civilization. Almost all Indians use groundwater, directly or indirectly, each day.
India is criss-crossed with the most elegant wells that tap into the shallow aquifer.
Farmers in rain-fed, dry areas such as Vidarbha and parts of Andhra Pradesh may own several hectares of land but their farm produce depends on the vagaries of the monsoon.
Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water.
Based on German prototypes, green walls and roofs are a natural idea in Singapore's tropical environment, where mosses, ferns, philodendrons, orchids and other epiphytes literally grow on trees.
I'd like to be able to use Storm's powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We could do with it.
The number of people who really work creatively on new sources of water isn't enormously large for the reason that I don't think people have very many ideas on how to get fundamentally new sources of water. We sort of think we've thought that problem through. I hope that's not true.
We have over 30 dams in Puerto Rico, and I think only one works. We're here in the rain forest, and we have plenty of water. It's insane.
My aim is to make Andhra Pradesh a drought-proof state.
The threat is desertification. My response is a sandstone wall made from solidified sand.
Our CII building in Hyderabad has zero discharge of water. Every drop of water is treated and reused.
In Austin, the eco-capital of Texas, residents tend to favor native plants and wildflowers to the sculpted lawns of the Palm Springs variety.
Green roofs, roadside plantings, porous pavement, and sidewalk gardens have been proven to reduce flooding. They absorb rainwater before it swamps the streets and sewage systems.
We can engineer a building and design a building with least reliance on active machinery to make it inhabitable.
The rain-cum-solar energy centre functioning in Chennai is a source of credible public information on rainwater harvesting and solar energy use. Such centres need to be replicated in all our cities, towns and block headquarters.
We can create new ways to create clean water.
Water efficiency, recycling, and other local supplies will help California flourish in a drier future.
If I meet Ashok Chavan, I will ask him - when the rains come, why do the roads get flooded? Despite spending so much money and taking so much tax from the citizens, why?
Some would call me an environmentalist. I don't know why. I reuse the water that falls in my backyard in the winter. I reuse the trash and clippings I produce for mulch. I reuse the rain that falls on my roof, and I reuse the sun that shines on my house for energy. I guess you could call me a strategic opportunist as much as an environmentalist.
I'd love to paint our roof white - it's so hot down here in Texas! - and I'd love to have a rainwater collection system to save rain runoff for later. I also love to fantasize about keeping chickens in the backyard.
In many respects, Arizona is a model for the rest of the country on best practices for water management.
