impressions of rural india
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IMPRESSIONS OF RURAL INDIA
Water. Energy. Education.!Challenges and Opportunities.
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RIVER REJUVENATION IN KARNATAKA
1. a boulder dam slows down water run-off.!2. satellite imagery identifies soft soil.!3. a casing recharges the aquifer.!!What Government could not do, !a volunteer organization accomplished !in half the time, at 1/10th the cost.
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Government work. Volunteer work.
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Waterstressed!No water, 360-degrees around.
R.O. station out of commissionEngineered to irrigate farmland.
Irrigation pipelines
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50% of the palm trees!are dead and cut down.Result of a prolonged draught!
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Indigenious Gowshala Cows
give only 8 liters milk per day.![compared to 20+ liters from a Jersey cow]!BUT produce more healthy “A2” milk, !are resilient to heat and draught, !and do not fall sick as often.
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Biogas. !From cow dung to cooking fuel.
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Solar. Wind.
Adopted renewables.
But neglected like a step child.
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Cellular coverage !even in a village !
of only 50 homes.
Diesel back-up.!Not level to the ground.
Connected!!One in 400,000 !
telco towers.
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Battery back-up!in a rural dental office:!Lead-Acid batteries,!
good for 30-min.
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Textile manufacturing. !Near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
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Diesel back-up. !!!!!!
One of 5 million Diesel gen-sets supporting the manufacturing base.
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Low-Voltage Pole. !Power distribution network in Kanchipuram.
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Wood-burning stove.!Water-heating !for showering !and cooking.
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Solar power.Full tilt. !No maintenance.!LED Street Light.
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Girl School.!Eager to learn even on a public Holiday.
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Agriculture.!A lower-cast women sprinkles cow urine onto crops.
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Irrigation well. !! ! ! Power!Nearly dry.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! for water pumping.
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Frugal Innovation.!!
Energy Efficiency:!!
ON-demand!Street Lighting.!
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Rural Headquarters.!Administrative decision making by consensus.!Panch = 5, originally five domain experts lead!periodic gatherings “by invitation only”.!
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