tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708219517809453831.post5554608876248488168..comments2024-02-15T09:28:27.811-08:00Comments on Design Concepts & Concerns: Design Scenarios: Water based Design OpportunitiesProf. M P Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087205148848576540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708219517809453831.post-51253761625380440132008-12-21T09:47:00.000-08:002008-12-21T09:47:00.000-08:00hay ranjan, this is what around 40 of these studen...hay ranjan, this is what around 40 of these students and pass outs from CEPT(center of environment planning and technology, ahemedabad) has done in a voluntary workshop and the way these guys have progressed in this workshop is quite similar to our DCC and we had a common theme indeed, water; but they chose a perticular situation of river Sabarmati.<BR/>I thought both may have some interesting links.<BR/>I visited their exhibition on Saturday, 13th at CEPT and also had a very good interaction with the group members.<BR/>They did the field study of the villages that are along the coast of river Sabarmati in both the directions of the city of Ahemedabad, excluding the part of riverfront project. <BR/>They found out the problems related to river, which also is a part of these villages, and came up with their solutions.<BR/>They were proposing for a local social activity, which will involve the local people themselves and generate a business, which will be Eco - sustainable. <BR/>On the following day, Sunday, they put this whole exhibition in 'Sunday market' where majority of the crowd is the people from these villages surrounding Ahemedabad.<BR/>And more interestingly asled them to comment on these charts which were purposefully(i suppose) made in Gujrati(which happened to be the reason why i started to interact with them) <BR/>It would be great if we invite them to NID and their proposal of solutions, can be given a designers thought or some of us may even join the group, which is now a days becoming a silent activity.<BR/>the link is<BR/>http://workshopsabarmati.wordpress.com/amit chordiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677635089854898033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708219517809453831.post-51460126269821648002008-04-07T11:49:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:49:00.000-07:00Himalayas get apparently highest rainfall. To cons...Himalayas get apparently highest rainfall. To conserve this rain water very few techniques are used today. Most of the rain water is wasted and moreover due to deforestation the water along with the land is taken away that leads to landslides and soil erosion. My technique for rain water harvesting is a method by which glaciers can be formed at higher region (inspired by Chewang Narthal) as well as the rain water which falls below the limit. The problems like soil erosion as well as land sliding can be prevented by this method. Irrigation on the lower level can be done easily. The water that is collected can be utilised by the people living around and can be easily transported to the people living at a distance. This method needs funding but once built can last for many years if properly used. <BR/>The ladies in the Himalayan regions have to go 10 km walk to fetch water. But by this method water can be made available at home. There are many advantage of this method. Government can fund for this type of techniques and by this water can be saved easily as well as the people there can live happily.Malav Sanghvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492673354962573432noreply@blogger.com