India is facing its most severe drought -
DISASTER IN THE MAKING
DISASTER IN THE MAKING
So
much so, in fact, that experts warn the region could be headed towards
desertification. "Marathwada's water management and governance is so poor,
it appears an environmental disaster is in the making," says Pradeep
Purandare, a former expert member of the Marathwada Statutory Development
Board.
The
per capita availability of surface water in Marathwada is 438 cubic metres, as
against 1,700 cubic metres deemed ideal by hydrologists, and, with the
population increasing, it's only going down.
Most
of Marathwada's rivers originate in the drought-prone region itself, so the
riverbeds are dried up almost all the time. Its only lifeline, thus, is the
Godavari, which fills up the Jayakwadi dam, on which are dependent most of
region's 305 villages, industries and irrigation projects. But
even this lifeline has been choked with dams coming up in Jayakwadi's catchment
area in Nasik and Nagar.
Keeping the grave situation in mind our associates have partnered with an European company - – Rainmaker Worldwide, Holland. which has introduced a disruptive technology to provide innovative &
environmentally friendly water solutions. Rainwater technology produces clean
water powered by renewable energy.
To help our 33 crores drought affected people we have started a campaign - DoMyBit. We would like all our citizens to do thier bit, however small it may be to help install such machines in the drought affected villages of Maharahstra and other states. As the solution is a permanent solution, and these machines produce water from air, our villagers will not be dependent on rains, or goverment to get clean drinking water every day. So let us - "Do My Bit" and contribute for the drought affected people - not as a one time solution but as a permanant solution.