Happy Revenge of the Sixth day

11.11

The morning tryst with the pollinator

Din jo pakheru hote pinjare mey mi rakh leta ….

Simply getting a water meter to every borewell would give us data on groundwater extraction and be a Kranti , a revolution.

While piped water supply into the house is a must , can community sources of water such as wells also act as a water security backup in our designs of water? Lakes and wells and piped water all together.

Shankar is from the traditional well digging community. Swimming , diving and holding your breath under water are skills needed in their job. Here he picks up floating leaves from a dug well.

Two hollow floats are tied to the child’s back , firmly. Swimming lessons begin . Dug wells are cool spaces in summer .

The dug well is the swimming pool of semi arid rural India. A father teaches his son how to swim , with patience and firmness. The younger sibling watches.

The lady explains that the dug well water is used by the community for all non potable use .

Visually impaired. He has a set routine to pick water from the dug well to wash his clothes.

A drug well . Rainwater recharges it. Water is drawn to wash plates by the students of the government school.

Kommasandra lake

For a week the weather app has been saying that the next day won't hit 40°C. Still waiting, and thinking of all who don't have any / limited cooling options. 😓

Does any political party in India adequately address these climate related challenges in their manifesto?

The Bhovi community has centuries of traditional knowledge of digging and maintaining wells. This knowledge can be instrumental in dealing with Bengauru’s water crisis. 
S. Vishwanath, also known as zenrainman is aiming for a Million Wells in the city

The rain bahikhata gets updated. 8.30 am is the time to measure and record. The rain measurement year will come to a close on June 1st 8.30 am . Last rain was on 23.Nov.23 . #Bengaluru #Readyfortherains

With you May the 4th be.

See the design of drains - here’s where water gets filtered & then enters the pipeline that goes to the open well.

Water management designed by BIOME zenrainman many years ago

The first collection of cloud juice this year in #Bengaluru A tad silty but hey we are #Readyfortherains and for #monsoon2024 Its simple is harvesting rain.

Remember this place?

Watch what happened today!

20 mins of rain brings alive the drains in all streets & every drop of rain gets into the open wells!

#CatchTheRain BBMP CLIMATE ACTION CELL
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Rishika Kashyap