Cost Effective Solution to save Coconut trees during forth coming water scarcity months due to El Niño : Olla Irrigation - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Droughts. 🏺 Echoes of Ancient Clay pot Irrigation Long before the term olla entered agricultural vocabulary, ancient Tamil farmers practiced remarkably similar methods. In Sangam‑era Tamilakam, clay vessels called “ māṇ paṇai ” or “kulam paṇai” were used to store and seep water near tree roots - especially for coconut, banana, and areca palms. These pots were often placed in earthen basins (thottam) lined with coir, husk, and leaf mulch, creating a natural moisture‑retention system. Inscriptions and temple garden records from regions like Pollachi, Thanjavur, and Madurai mention such paṇai neer vaḻi (pot‑water channels) as part of sustainable irrigation networks. This continuity of wisdom - from ancient Tamil pot irrigation to modern olla systems - shows how indigenous knowledge can guide regenerative farming in the...
WATER - THE PRECIOUS LIQUID. Please Conserve.
March 22, 2017 - Today is World Water Day
Water, as we know, is
an important chemical compound.
I am fascinated
towards water as an Environmental Scientist.
If water resources are
depleted or water management is not properly done, it will affect
individuals, countries and even the whole Globe.
Amazing hydrological
cycle keeps recycling water and give us this wonderful required compound (Water) to
survive.
Higher percentage of
the human body is water. We all know we need water to survive.
But how have we
treated this water - we took it for granted. Now, literally we are paying for
it.
We are conducting wars
for water.
We are interrupting
hydrological cycle by
- affecting rain
patterns
- deforestation
- depleting aquifers
- pollution
Cutting trees,
over usage of ground water without replenishing, industrial effluents, sewage
waste, medicinal waste, agricultural run off, golf course run off,
leaking under ground storage tanks, leaching from industrial run off, landfill
leaching and runoff (to name some) are affecting water
bodies and quality of the water. Even though new type of contaminants enter the
water, water treatment has not changed accordingly in most places.
Water
treatment must be tailored according to the situation rather than following the
same methods everywhere.Simple substances such as banana peel, burned coconut shells and neem leaves can be used in treating water especially in poor areas where they could not afford high quality treatments.
Water Treatment
Precious liquid
water must be conserved and protected or else future generations will be
affected.
Was very happy to see a scientist who is conserving water.
Was very happy to see a scientist who is conserving water.
I am fascinated
towards Lakes, Rivers, Waterfalls, Ponds, Streams and Oceans.
These are some
of the reasons that took me to enter the world of Water Research.
I taught Water related
courses in India and in United States.
I was lucky to conduct
water research on Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Chesapeake Bay always amazed me.
Beautiful Chesapeake Area
I have been part in
deflecting a serious threat to our oceans by sending letters to Administration officials
to protect our oceans all over the World.
I have been involved
in collaborating scientists to do water research and promote the value of water
and water bodies.
We have taken steps to conserve water at EA FARMS.
Water Recharging Pit @ EA FARMS
திருக்குறள்:
நீரின்றி அமையாது உலகு.
அதுவின்றி ஊரின்றி வாழ்வாரே யார்?
English Meaning:
Without water, the World cannot exist. Without it, no living being can survive or sustain life.
Water is the fundamental basis of all life.
It supports:
- Human survival
- Agriculture
- Ecosystems
- Societal development
Thiruvalluvar emphasizes that water is the first and most essential resource, and without it, civilization itself collapses.
Wherever you are, I request you to please Conserve water.
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