Country is facing Severe Summer this year.

Similar fires are regularly reported from Australia and parts of USA also. They are difficult to control and also cause losses to property and humans too. 

usha manohar wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

On top of the fast vanishing underground water, setting fires to forests and hillsides is another favorite pastime of Indians that might be worsening the drought problem. Indian farmers are known to set farmers under the belief that it makes the ground more fertile for future crops but experts disagree with it, as fragile ecosystems that are indigenous in nature get destroyed forever. I do not have much knowledge about the relationship of these fires with the depleting water, but such fires do increase pollution and temperatures. One such large scale fire has been raging for weeks in the Uttarakhand and I came to know about it only now through a Facebook page. Wonder why the government and media are both silent on such an important issue.

https://www.facebook.com/uttarakhandfire/

 

 

Yes this is being shown on all news channels since more than a week now..Normally when the summer heat is unbearable and tree branches dry out, there can be friction and become the cause of forest fire. I have seen it in western ghats and it is not easy to put it off because of the sheer volume it consumes. Such a pity that precious forest land is being lost !

Kalyani problem of fire is serious. It reached to Himchal Pradesh. Government is not silent. They doing what is possible. Air force is trying to control it. In this week rain is possible so it will also help in control this fire.

Recently, a Forest Fire broke out in the Seshachalam Forests on Tirumala Hills.Though the Fire was brought under Control, The cause of the Forest Fire is suspected to be the make shift Chulah of a few Pilgrims made with  forest wood that might have triggered the Forest Fire.

I once saw a huge forest fire near Jammu in the evening many years ago. The locals said that this is a regular happening. Next day papers did not cover it at all. It is good that these days media coverage is there and action to control are immediately taken.

Media Coverage , especially National Coverage will help in preventing such  Forest Fires.  coming to the present topic, the situation is under control and three persons were arrested from Pithoragarh and Nainital for burning dirty leaves of Cheed and stoking the fires.

The topic I started was Country is facing Severe Summer this year.

Most places in India have seen peak temperatures this year. Delhi recorded 44 degrees yesterday which was the hottest day this year. In fact India has recorded the hottest temperatures this year.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/hottest-summer-2016-el-nino-temperature-india-meteorological-department2764309/

usha manohar wrote:

The topic I started was Country is facing Severe Summer this year.

Most places in India have seen peak temperatures this year. Delhi recorded 44 degrees yesterday which was the hottest day this year. In fact India has recorded the hottest temperatures this year.

 

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/hottest-summer-2016-el-nino-temperature-india-meteorological-department2764309/

 

Just today's newspaper reports that temperature in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan has touched the record of 52.4 degrees! This is so horrible, cannot even imagine living in such high temperatures! Everywhere, the temperatures are soaring way beyond normal even in peak of summer season. Just until a few years ago, Pune used to have very pleasant climate all year around, the highest in summer was around 35, now 41-42 has become normal for us.

Rainwater Harvesting is the only solution for Water Crisis. Now, in Both AP and Telengana, Rainwater Harvesting  process is going on feverishly. In AP at least 1000 Rainwater Harvesting  projects are  planned to be undertaken.

Industries are very huge consumrs of fresh water. If they can incorporate zero discharge and treat the contaminated water and recycle it that would free huge quantities of water for civilian use. Government should make it compulsory and it will help mitigate the water crisis in a big way.

Of course Industries consume both water and power...In Mangalore we have had problems after major Industries like MCF, MRPL and the software companies like Infosys , Wipro and others started their units here. With a SEZ coming in the near future things are only going to get  worse and I sincerely ope they have some long term plan in mind before they permit these industries to come and use up all the natural resources.

Actually, if we think of this concerning problem of ever increasing temperatures which are in a way related to increasing droughts, this problem can be managed to an extent with very simple solutions. In a natural ecosystem, when the rains fall, the water is first absorbed by the ground until the underground tables are full to their natural capacity. Once these underground sources are full, the remaining rain water is then washed away and taken up by natural streams, brooks which run into river etc. This is a natural cycle which ensures that even if in a particular year, there is less rainfall, there is still water left in the underground sources.

But by building concrete structures everywhere, and covering even the open spaces around apartment buildings and houses, we are severely disturbing this natural order of water absorption. Concrete heats up and causes temperatures to rise and thus more water is lost from the rivers and streams. It is such a simple logic and yet no one wants to keep areas free from concrete because the cars get dirty when parked on soil!

There is a saying. What has been taken from the Nature should be given back to Nature. But humans in the name of Development,  are plundering the nature in all possible ways and forgotten To give back what he has taken. The tree felling  during building  a new Township, is supposed to be repaid by way of Afforestation.  But the humans did not pay the Nature. For this, fault he is repaying  for his deeds. The furious Nature has its own ways to punish the man who disrupted the Natural cycle. Tsunamis to severe summers and winters, droughts are some of the examples of Nature fury.

yeah human greeds are becoming so higher these days that nature are unable to handle that

In Delhi it is around 44 degrees and it's terrible. The Delhi government has ordered for early summer vacation in schools from 11th May due to this severe summer. I agree with the members who have blamed the designing and construction of the modern buildings, ignoring the importance of natural resources as well as the ridiculous thought process of the authorities. 

You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages

anil wrote:

Here is my area temprature is about 41 degree, but we are habitual of facing it. In coming day we will  face 48 to 50 degree. It is plus point for us that we have not water problem.

Quite amazing. Despite severe summer,and soaring mercury levels, you don' have water problem. In my state, even though the temperature is not very high, we have  Water problems. Of course after we started Rainwater Harvesting, our ground water situation is likely to improve.

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:

Here is my area temprature is about 41 degree, but we are habitual of facing it. In coming day we will  face 48 to 50 degree. It is plus point for us that we have not water problem.

Quite amazing. Despite severe summer,and soaring mercury levels, you don' have water problem. In my state, even though the temperature is not very high, we have  Water problems. Of course after we started Rainwater Harvesting, our ground water situation is likely to improve.

Yes we have not any problem of drinking water and for other personal use. But here at present water is not available for farming. It may be after 10 days.

 

usha manohar wrote:

You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages

It is right rain water harvesting is only solution of water problem. If we ignore it we will face water problem every years. Rain harvesting is tradition of Rajasthan. Here it is called "kunds". Read some more about rain water harvesting system of Rajasthan.

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/traditional1.htm

 

anil wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages

It is right rain water harvesting is only solution of water problem. If we ignore it we will face water problem every years. Rain harvesting is tradition of Rajasthan. Here it is called "kunds". Read some more about rain water harvesting system of Rajasthan.

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/traditional1.htm

 

 

 

Your link does not work unless you save it after posting it, however, I will go through it.It is good to know that in places like Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat people had started this measure right from he beginning , probably because there is less rainfall there compared to other parts f the country.Now since 4-5 years, rain water harvesting has been made mandatory in Karnataka for all new constructions, but the problem comes with old buildings , where implementing this would be not possible because of the design and the extra cost..

anil wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages

It is right rain water harvesting is only solution of water problem. If we ignore it we will face water problem every years. Rain harvesting is tradition of Rajasthan. Here it is called "kunds". Read some more about rain water harvesting system of Rajasthan.

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/traditional1.htm

 

Quite an informative  article on preserving rainwater in the Western Rajasthan area. Saza Kuva is a way to preserve rainwater, when there is scarcity of rains in Mewar regions. So many types of preserving Rainwater are not known to the Farmers in AP. The reason, very rarely, we see inadequate rainfall here. Of course, this year's inadequate rainfall  made the Farmers of AP to know the importance of Rainwater harvesting. Now in my state, Rainwater Harvesting projects are being taken very seriously.