At the National workshop on Sustainable Sanitation the Honorable Minister of the Government of India Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh describes the issue in great detail and with typical candour and wit.
Conventional swimming pools use a lot of chemicals and energy. Natural swimming pools not only use no chemicals but the use very little energy. They enhance bio-diversity and swimming is relaxing.
One of the first such natural swimming pools is in Our Native Village Hessarghatta near Bangalore. We hope more such swimming pools will come up in India.
This is perhaps the simplest test to check for bacteria in water. Once the presence i established by the water in the bottle turning black. Using simple solar disinfection method SODIS (www.sodis.ch) can then treat it to potable levels.
These 2 simple tools are potential life savers.
Bamboo is an excellent material for building. An Eco-san toilet can be built including a small place for bathing at a very low cost. Here is how it looks and functions.
Conventional swimming pools are water,energy or chemical intensive.Using the concept of bio mimicry globally the effort is to build more natural swimming pools. How bout allowing some plants and tadpoles to swim or be with you?
Our native village', is an ecological resort,in Hessarghatta close to Bangalore. It lays claim to one of the first such natural swimming pools in the region.
A flat roof is the largest receiver of solar energy and all rainwater and therefore a great place to grow rice, have a solar water heater, a solar cooker, treat greywater and to harvest rainwater. Here is how...
