…AND THE RAINS ARE UPON US …
August 8, 2019 (Photo credit- https://www.instructables.com/id/20-Rainwater-Catchment-System-No-Gutters-Required/ ) Ironically, in March, I had blogged https://dinshawavari.com/2019/03/25/water-water-everywhere-but-not-a-drop-to-drink/ . … and now the rains are upon us and we don’t have any catchment system. Karachi is facing proper monsoon rains for the first time in decades. It’s a good thing too – it cleans up the city; there is more greenery; the temperature drops; and life is so much more pleasant; and the three major reservoirs supplying water to our City get filled. What is lacking are individual CATCHMENT systems. Each building can easily have their own rainwater harvesting systems – it doesn’t have to be expensive. After the last set of “rains” a few weeks back ( though our rains are nothing compared to what India and Bangladesh have to go through during their monsoons and cyclone seasons ☹ ) I started reading up on rainwater har...