Lilo wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 7:39 am
MehtaRahulC wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 6:03 am
Today, 10-may-2018 thus, I have given newspaper advt in Gujarat Samachar , ahmedabad edition, first page. The advertisement is (1) what laws can perhaps bring water meters in ALL water connections across Gujarat , India and possibly reduce water crisis (2) what laws can perhaps reduce food adulteration and excessive chemicals in food (3) what steps voters can take to bring these new proposed laws
The advt is in Gujarati. The links, translations, other details are on my SM profile. I wont be putting details / links etc here
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Rahul theMehtaji you have given advert in news paper for helping India tide over water crisis ?!
Let me be the first to congratulate you on this pathbreakering step you have taken.Salute,hatsoff and thumbsup also to you for having the vision to publish such an advert in a newspaper on your famous mind.
My sincere thanks , Liloji.
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That said RSS/ BJP CM Fadnavis is doing some useless water conservation in the huge waterstressed state of Maha .As you are aware he may be as per common knowledge here one of the inept BJP CMs ...
Remember Latur? and the Water Trains??
This year, just one tanker supplying water to one village in whole District.
#Jalyuktshivar
@Dev_Fadnavis promised and delivered
..... IMAGE ....
Despite less rains, maximum kharif crop production last year: Devendra Fadnavis
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the state had maximum agricultural production during the kharif season of 2017-18, despite 30 per cent less rainfall, due to effective water conservation schemes of the state government.
Fadnavis said that farm production during last year was "historically positive" and was similar to the record one in 2012-13 that was aided by the state receiving 110 per cent of its average rainfall. ...
wrt water problem, my trivial proposals since 1999 has been --- (a) UNIVERSAL water metering i.e. every water connection be agriculter or industry or commercial or charty like hospital or residential , should be METERED. (b) price should be decided by market as far as possible
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Till there are meters everywhere, imo, there is NO solution and no end to water problem in India, Gujarat or ahmedabad. And till prices are determined by market, govt will keep bleeding and finally give up.
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The issue is ----- what laws can ensure universal water metering and determine pricing by market? .
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Now thats what I have given in brief in the newspaper advt and in detail on my SM profile.
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As per RSS / congress / aap efforts, they talk about herculean efforts in all directions such as water harvesting, water recycling and all that. But there are near zero efforts by congress/rss/aap on water metering and putting market based mechanism to decide price. So imo, congress/rss/aap etc are only wasting time, money and meanwhile toxicity in water keeps rising !! My proposed solution is confined to METERING and price deciding. Imo, once metering is done and price is decided by MARKET , dozens of technical solutions such as harvesting, recycling, methods and equipment that reduce consumption without increasing inconvenience etc will come from private players without govt efforts and subsidies. So imo, govt should focus first on metering and then setting up MARKET procedures to decide water pricing. And imo govt should not waste money and efforts on recylcing, harvesting and equipment to reduce consumption.
When Modiji became CM of Gujarat in sep-2001, less than 2% of water connections in ahmedabad / gujarat were metered. When Modiji left CM position in may-2014 to become PM, less than 2% were metered. So imo, Modiji really didnt show any interest in water metering in these 13 years. So I would request all not to much too much hopes in Modiji as far as water metering issue is there. And same applies for SoGa / ArKe
Now underwater levels across India, Gujarat, Ahmedabad has fallen and falling. And so toxicity in water has increased. And so people use RO. And RO has given rise to severe mineral deficiencies and vitamin B12 deficiency and so on. So my point is --- earlier we do water metering , better
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Second issue is food adulteration and rising level of toxic chemicals in food. eg in ahmedabad and all cities of India (be congress / rss / aap) , over 99% banana sold are ripened using chemical ripeness !!! A large quanity of milk sold across cities is now toxic milk made from chemicals like zinc oxide, detergents and what not.
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Now, I am NOT asking BRFites to read / publicise my solution. I have never campaigned for ANY of my proposals on BRF since I arrived on BRF in year 2000.
My request to all BRFites is --- if you want laws for water metering in India and laws to reduce food adulteration and level of chemicals in food, then pls start campaigning for law-drafts that YOU support. If you want water metering and reduce food adulteration, and if you want to confine to SoMoKe(*)-bhakti and dont want to yourself campaign for law-drafts YOU support, then existing SoMoke and their prevision versions didnt print laws in past 70 years , and existing SoMoKe or new SoMoKe will NOT print laws on THESE issues in next 700 years. So you decide.
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(* (a) SoMoKe = SoGa / NaMo / ArKe, one and the same
(b) previous SoMoKe = predecessors of SoMoKe such as ABV , Rajiv Gandhi, CPM leaders etc. As we all know, AAP is just CPM with new cover
(c) coming SoMoKe = Modiji like person who will put by RSS when Modiji retires or when Modiji loses his magical image, and replacement of SoGa and replacement of ArKe. After all, everyone one day retires). )