On World Water day this year, everyone was talking about water scarcity. There were lot of sermons on this topic in the TV by experts. As I wrote before, the real summer days are still far off in Kerala, but we can smell the hard days ahead. The unusual daytime temperatures have stepped up power usage which in turn has eaten away the water in the hydroelectric reservoirs. Balanjee, our power minister has sounded powercuts. The earth is definitely getting thirstier.
Thirst has become a real problem for Earth these years. Long back, miles and miles of soil was under the "Green Umbrella". The umbrella was, without any heart-burn, taken off in the name of several developmental projects. We need infrastructural facilities, no doubt.
But how can we justify those housing schemes which call for all tarred roads and all concrete pavements around our so called "green villa" projects? All the available spaces through which rainwater can seep into earth will be plugged. We are over enthusiastic to drain out every drop of water falling on our roof top. Have we have become afraid of mud? We dream and boast of courtyards with glazed tiles.
No wonder the thirst of the Earth remains unquenched. And is getting worser by the day. Her thirst has to be quenched first. Then only can she quench our thirst.
ACTION PLAN
Let us think of trapping every single rain drop and allow it to go deep into the soil. Let us plant trees so that its huge roots create holes in the ground through which rainwater goes deep down.
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