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...
Outdoor Indoor Environmental Mishaps indicating further Disasters - needs immediate positive actions
Was sad hearing and reading these news:
1) Outdoor Environmental Issue - 20 People killed during deforestation activities - in India
2) Indoor Environmental Issue - 8 family members killed by Carbon monoxide poisoning - in US.
It is an Environmental problem, social problem and you can categorize it any way, however the deaths are the one that causes severe pain in minds.
Outdoor - One main reason for deforestation killing is Greed. Red sanders is a tree which is an economic commodity for tree smugglers because of its value in other countries.
So they greedily hired bunch of poor tree cutters to cut those trees illegitimately. While cutting the police killed those 20 poor people.
It is the greed of the main tree smugglers that caused the death of these poor people. It is that greed which needs to be eradicated. If not, in future there will be more wars for water, trees, food and may be even for clean air.
Indoor - This hardworking man with seven children could not pay for the utility in Maryland, US. Utility company cutoff the power for whatever reason. This year, Mother Nature (esp. Old man winter) was harsh on the Northern States. So to bear the cold, he used a gas engine generator for heating purpose. I think it wasn't in a properly ventilated area.
The dangerous carbon monoxide (odorless and colorless) reacted with all the people's hemoglobin to produce carboxyhemoglobin and caused slow death while sleeping by hindering oxygen delivery to the body.
Something is wrong with the system. There should be some kind of options for such families to pay off their utility bills. Especially in extreme conditions, they should be helped. Power costs are surging exponentially. Before the plug is pulled, they need to work with the family and research what is the size of family, what is the income of the family and device a plan. The gas generator companies can even sell and include a carbon monoxide detector along with the generator.
In both the Outdoor and Indoor issues, economy played a part in the avoidable deaths. Lessons need to be learned from this and we should be prepared with rightful plans in the future.
Recently my daughter won a poster presentation prize on a topic - Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law - Orange County Bar Association - Poster Presentation Competition. I had been there during the luncheon and it also had a speech competition.
Couple of kids gave wonderful speech on freedom. Hearing those speeches gave goose bumps and felt that the future will be safe in their hands. Freedom gives you a lot of things including rational thinking which leads to proper planning for the future generations. Let us thank God, our ancestors for our freedom and plan for future generations, so these types of mishaps never happen and move forward positively.
Earth day went by nicely on April 22nd - Seeing this cardinal feeding in our backyard gave an excellent satisfaction on Earth Day. We are also moving forward in EA FARMS projects.
Was sad hearing and reading these news:
1) Outdoor Environmental Issue - 20 People killed during deforestation activities - in India
2) Indoor Environmental Issue - 8 family members killed by Carbon monoxide poisoning - in US.
It is an Environmental problem, social problem and you can categorize it any way, however the deaths are the one that causes severe pain in minds.
Outdoor - One main reason for deforestation killing is Greed. Red sanders is a tree which is an economic commodity for tree smugglers because of its value in other countries.
So they greedily hired bunch of poor tree cutters to cut those trees illegitimately. While cutting the police killed those 20 poor people.
Deforestation of this Red Sanders led to killing of 20 poor wood cutters
due to the greed of tree smugglers
Indoor - This hardworking man with seven children could not pay for the utility in Maryland, US. Utility company cutoff the power for whatever reason. This year, Mother Nature (esp. Old man winter) was harsh on the Northern States. So to bear the cold, he used a gas engine generator for heating purpose. I think it wasn't in a properly ventilated area.
The dangerous carbon monoxide (odorless and colorless) reacted with all the people's hemoglobin to produce carboxyhemoglobin and caused slow death while sleeping by hindering oxygen delivery to the body.
Carbon monoxide - indoor air pollutant killed Eight people from the same family
- an avoidable tragedy
In both the Outdoor and Indoor issues, economy played a part in the avoidable deaths. Lessons need to be learned from this and we should be prepared with rightful plans in the future.
Recently my daughter won a poster presentation prize on a topic - Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law - Orange County Bar Association - Poster Presentation Competition. I had been there during the luncheon and it also had a speech competition.
Magna Carta - Freedom Under Law - Poster
Earth day went by nicely on April 22nd - Seeing this cardinal feeding in our backyard gave an excellent satisfaction on Earth Day. We are also moving forward in EA FARMS projects.
Praying for positives, prosperity and peace all over the globe on the Earth Day -
April 22nd, 2015.
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