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Make Every Drop Count Before it Reaches the Ocean

Make Every Drop Count Before it Reaches the Ocean

A.N. Damodar Rao
1280 1600 (20% off)
ISBN 13
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9789352735723
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2018
Every year from March to June, the hot topics of discussion amongst the people are weather, water, power shortage, drought and farmer's suicide. Nobody is ready to accept the responsibility for the cause and effect and to find a solution to mitigate or to create awareness. Blame game starts. People start pointing fingers at administration, politicians and inability of the government to implement the policies already announced, etc. The condition in the neglected rural areas is very pathetic. Migration of people from rural to semi-urban and urban areas starts. Due to shortage of supply, people try to accumulate water not only for today, but also for the week. The only happy people are tanker suppliers, packaged water suppliers, middlemen and moneylenders. Tanker suppliers are our Lord for four months. Cyclic reaction starts. Shortage of vegetables, milk and other essential commodities, soaring prices and health condition of the people deteriorates. Middlemen who are go between suppliers and consumers make money. From July to September, the subject of discussion shifts to rain, flood, cyclonic storm, potholes on the road, house collapse, traffic disruption, etc. Blame game continues. There is no place to accumulate water. Tanker suppliers are unhappy, but the middlemen and money lenders still make more money. This continues year after year. Who has to be blamed for all these happenings? Finally, everybody agrees and points finger at five letter word