Thank
you...
Water bill not paid for 22 years in Bangalore!!!
"Sourabha"
the ecofriendly home turning 22 today the 5th November (Grihapravesha 5th Nov
1995).
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Sourabha Ecofriendly HOME |
Thank
you all:
Clouds - provided rainwater for all the
water needs (24X7 - 365 days a year) including drinking water, no city water
connection and we have not received monthly water bill till date.
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Rainwater Harvesting System |
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Zero bacteria water by treating with SILVER sheet |
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White roof to reflect the suns heat |
Sun - gave us light, heat, warmth
and energy to hundreds of plants in and around Sourabha.
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Sky lights to light-up the house |
Trees and
Plants -
Air-conditioned our house without using electricity, gave us fresh and cool air
by filtering dust and pollutants throughout the year. Neem tree and several
medicinal plants avoided visiting "Doctors" for years. Sheltered many
birds, butterflies, insects and many more.
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Coconut husk to support plants |
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Birds visiting Sourabha |
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Birds visiting Sourabha |
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Birds visiting Sourabha |
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Neem tree - Danvantri at Sourabha
Earthworms
- Tirelessly
converted all our tons and tons of garbage in to manure which is now stored as
fixed deposit in the form of several trees and hundreds of lovely plants.
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Earthworms to treat garbage |
Fish,
tortoise, snails, tadpoles...
- Kept our water bodies filled with rainwater fresh and clean throughout the
year and also protected the lotus to give us each day one flower.
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Water plants and flowers |
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My house inside Sourabha garden |
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Fish in the water bodies around Sourabha |
Architects,
Sudha and Jayashree
- They translated our dream in to reality.
Anu
Solar - Mr Joseph - He took a bold step in to manufacturing and
marketing of my design of Solar Water Heater and in Sourabha the MS collector
is still kicking providing hot water each day.
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Mild Steel solar collector for water heating |
And all
those in the neighbourhood who tolerated us for such a long time -
Experimenting with MOTHER NATURE.
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Save energy - be ecofriendly |
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Rattrap walls to cool the house
Used water from washing machine water for toilet flushing |
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Kitchen water for lush green garden plants |