[Urbanstudy] Fwd: Catch the rain drops wherever they fall

[Kabir Khan]

Catch the rain drops wherever they
fall<http://www.whatswiththeclimate.org/2012/12/06/catch-the-rain-drops-wherever-they-fall/>

*Urban diaries from India*

One hour of rain in Bangalore brings the city on its knees. Traffic halted,
no space to walk, all the roads flooded and one is cursing the government
and municipal bodies etc. On the other hand many parts of the city are
water deficit even after the rain. Water starvation with good enough
rainfall, doesn’t it sound like an oxymoron. While sitting at the back of
desk I did some calculation to see how much water Bangalore receives from
rain and connected it with the water demand. I was enlightened and amazed
by some interesting insights, thought to share with the audience outside.

With some facts dug from Google and readings, one can see that Bangalore if
manages the rainfall properly the city has enough water. It is also
possible with this assumption that the city need not to import water from a
river which is More
><http://www.sustainablepakistan.org/2012/12/catch-the-rain-drops-wherever-they-fall/>
(Click either on the heading or More to read the whole)
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