Comments on: Rain Water Harvesting http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2008/09/12/rain-water-harvesting/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:30:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Water Harvest Online http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2008/09/12/rain-water-harvesting/comment-page-1/#comment-127456 Water Harvest Online Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:05:54 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=381#comment-127456 The government can do more by simply allowing it. Currently in most states there are significant restrictions on rainwater and greywater harvesting which are mostly due to outdated laws based around agriculture. (many times in areas where there isn't any agriculture anymore!) If you would like to get involved in a discussion about <a href="http://www.waterharvestonline.com" rel="nofollow">rainwater harvesting</a> practices please join our <a href="http://www.waterharvestonline.com" rel="nofollow">rainwater harvesting</a> community forum at www.waterharvestonline.com Thanks! The government can do more by simply allowing it. Currently in most states there are significant restrictions on rainwater and greywater harvesting which are mostly due to outdated laws based around agriculture. (many times in areas where there isn’t any agriculture anymore!) If you would like to get involved in a discussion about rainwater harvesting practices please join our rainwater harvesting
community forum at http://www.waterharvestonline.com Thanks!

]]> By: rain barrels http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2008/09/12/rain-water-harvesting/comment-page-1/#comment-109217 rain barrels Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:41:06 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=381#comment-109217 The government needs to do more to encourage rainwater harvesting. The government needs to do more to encourage rainwater harvesting.

]]> By: Alka http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2008/09/12/rain-water-harvesting/comment-page-1/#comment-105409 Alka Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:12:42 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=381#comment-105409 <b>Amit,</b> you are perfectly right about our effort. In Delhi, some resident welfare associations have started rainwater harvesting without bothering the government. Expecting something from the politicians shows a kind of naivety. Amit, you are perfectly right about our effort. In Delhi, some resident welfare associations have started rainwater harvesting without bothering the government. Expecting something from the politicians shows a kind of naivety.

]]> By: AmitL http://www.alkadwivedi.net/2008/09/12/rain-water-harvesting/comment-page-1/#comment-105208 AmitL Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:01:23 +0000 http://www.alkadwivedi.net/?p=381#comment-105208 Alka,this was something I think about,each time Mumbai or any of our States have floods-namely,why can't they channelize this water, instead of letting it all flow off,and,then,after a few months,start crying for draught relief?But,I think it's in the interests of our politicians to let things remain in the state they are,so that a topic for the vote banks doesn't'dry up',if I may make that pun. And,I did do a bit of reading on rainwater harvesting,and,as this article also says,it's pretty simple.Perhaps we,as citizens,need to bring this topic to the authorities' notice,or,maybe,do something ourselves...*ponders* Alka,this was something I think about,each time Mumbai or any of our States have floods-namely,why can’t they channelize this water, instead of letting it all flow off,and,then,after a few months,start crying for draught relief?But,I think it’s in the interests of our politicians to let things remain in the state they are,so that a topic for the vote banks doesn’t'dry up’,if I may make that pun.

And,I did do a bit of reading on rainwater harvesting,and,as this article also says,it’s pretty simple.Perhaps we,as citizens,need to bring this topic to the authorities’ notice,or,maybe,do something ourselves…*ponders*

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