Recently we saw floods in Uttarakhand, Assam and Andhra Pradesh. So many people lost their lives, many more lost their livelihood, shelter etc. Ecosensitive Zone (ESZ) is an environmental method of reducing the intensity of such disaster. But I am thinking of something different... !!
How would it be if we manufacture 6 huge pumps which have the capability of sucking water of 1000 litres per second? It would be of great utility because these flood plains are surrounded by water scarce areas.
Some are very near by and some are far away!
For ex: Bundelkhand plateau - the region suffers only because of lack of water. Otherwise the soil of this region is fertile. But the region remained unproductive because of lack of water.
North Karnataka region, southern and central Maharashtra, western and southern Andhra Pradesh are rainfed areas. Unless the rain waters the ground, there is no agriculture. But it rains very rarely in this region.
Thar desert - comparatively it is quite far. But with proper pipelines the idea can be made successful!
Recently there is flood situation in Vadodara and Mumbai. If we have this pump we can easily water the dry land of Saurashtra and Vidarbha regions respectively and utilize (I don't want to use the word exploit. because most of the times, exploitation continues to over exploitation!) the fertility of soil in that region!
What is the plan:
All these rainfed areas have fertile soil. But the problem lies in lack of irrigation. So, if we manage to provide irrigation, then we can utilize all these lands for cultivation which will enhance our productivity, livelihood security, and also Current Account Deficit as well as Fiscal Deficit.
The government is thinking of joining North Indian perennial rivers with South Indian non-perennial rivers. This is a good idea to ensure proper water supply in South India. But the problem is, when it floods in North India and cyclone hits South India, it will intensify the flood.
In such situations, these pumps will help and will be handy. If we connect different regions though huge water pipelines, then the water through pump can be directed to anywhere according to the requirement. Then it would be easier to water the regions as well as reduce the intensity of floods!
Why 6 pumps?
India is a huge country and it is not so easy to reach from one place to another due to infrastructural backlog. Therefore we should have
one in South East - Andhra Pradesh region
one in South West - Konkan region along with Gujarat
two in Northern India : towards west - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
and towards east - Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
two in North Eastern India - Assam (can help in watering parts of Bangladesh also which would help in improving bilateral relations) + Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and others
This way, we can resolve the problem of flood as well as drought in the country!
©Akshara Damle
How would it be if we manufacture 6 huge pumps which have the capability of sucking water of 1000 litres per second? It would be of great utility because these flood plains are surrounded by water scarce areas.
Some are very near by and some are far away!
For ex: Bundelkhand plateau - the region suffers only because of lack of water. Otherwise the soil of this region is fertile. But the region remained unproductive because of lack of water.
North Karnataka region, southern and central Maharashtra, western and southern Andhra Pradesh are rainfed areas. Unless the rain waters the ground, there is no agriculture. But it rains very rarely in this region.
Thar desert - comparatively it is quite far. But with proper pipelines the idea can be made successful!
Recently there is flood situation in Vadodara and Mumbai. If we have this pump we can easily water the dry land of Saurashtra and Vidarbha regions respectively and utilize (I don't want to use the word exploit. because most of the times, exploitation continues to over exploitation!) the fertility of soil in that region!
What is the plan:
All these rainfed areas have fertile soil. But the problem lies in lack of irrigation. So, if we manage to provide irrigation, then we can utilize all these lands for cultivation which will enhance our productivity, livelihood security, and also Current Account Deficit as well as Fiscal Deficit.
The government is thinking of joining North Indian perennial rivers with South Indian non-perennial rivers. This is a good idea to ensure proper water supply in South India. But the problem is, when it floods in North India and cyclone hits South India, it will intensify the flood.
In such situations, these pumps will help and will be handy. If we connect different regions though huge water pipelines, then the water through pump can be directed to anywhere according to the requirement. Then it would be easier to water the regions as well as reduce the intensity of floods!
Why 6 pumps?
India is a huge country and it is not so easy to reach from one place to another due to infrastructural backlog. Therefore we should have
one in South East - Andhra Pradesh region
one in South West - Konkan region along with Gujarat
two in Northern India : towards west - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
and towards east - Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
two in North Eastern India - Assam (can help in watering parts of Bangladesh also which would help in improving bilateral relations) + Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and others
This way, we can resolve the problem of flood as well as drought in the country!
©Akshara Damle
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