Kerala in India is at CROSS ROADS - Water... Water.... Water.....

Kerala in India is at CROSS ROADS - Water... Water.... Water.....

Kerala state is blessed with over 3000 mm (118 inch) annual rainfall. Traditionally Keralites depend on ground water drawn from open wells for all their water needs (including drinking).

Kerala is planning full steam for piped water supply to reach 33.3 million (100% population) by 2020.

State statistics shows there are 63 lakh open wells across Kerala (Sustainable and Decentralised source of water).

This implies almost every house / family has a open well [6.3M-wells/(33.3M-population/5-family size)].

Options to choose:

Roof top Rainwater (RWH) diverted to open wells at each house and also sanitize every open well at regular intervals -

Empower citizens and build sustainability.

OR

Dig up thousands of kilometres of land, roads, forest, (Fragile ecosystem - Western ghats - one of the 12 hot spots in the world) .... to connect (pipe) every house in Kerala, pump up  millions of litres of river / borewell water then treat it to supply -

Create huge infrastructures and own up (Government) responsibility.

Rain Dance on the Roof Top - Book of 30 Success stories on Water Energy Environment

Good wishes to all our friends on 

World Environment Day

Let each day be the World Environment Day for you. Let's 

nourish nature for sharing resources equitably among all 

living beings on this wonderful planet.



My small contribution, the book 

"Rain Dance on the Roof top" 

is being released today @ Indian Institute of Science. 


Foreword written by Bharata Rathna Prof CNR Rao. 


Please send a request for a free copy to :


rainmanskumar@gmail.com


or write to:

KSCST, IISc, Bangalore 560 012.

The coolest switch ever! "Switch your Refrigerator Door" - "More Convenient to use and Saves Electricity"

The coolest switch ever!

"Switch your Refrigerator Door" - "More Convenient to use and Saves Electricity" 
watch video @
http://youtu.be/vgrr-N5x7kE

In my view, most of the refrigerators in this world are built for lefthanders!

Normal Refrigerator with handle on the left
and door hinges on the right hand side

I have modified my regular refrigerator to save electricity and enhance operational convenience! ‘Normal’ refrigerators have the doors hinged on the right side, which means you need to open the door by grabbing the handle with your right hand. 

Modified Refrigerator with handle on the right hand side
and hinges on the left hand side

As most of us are right-handed, we don’t use our left hand to put in or remove containers/ fruits/ veggies. In the bargain, we tend to open the door wider than necessary. In the modified refrigerator, I have merely switched the hinges of the door to the left and the handle to the right! Each time you open the door of a refrigerator, cooling is lost and electricity is wasted. With the modified refrigerator without any additional equipment, up to 20 per cent electricity is saved.

Modified Refrigerator with handle on the right hand side
and hinges on the left hand side