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Visit to Water Bank ,
Ankoli
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Background
What are our basic needs?
And how are they fulfilled?
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Clothing
Shelter Food
Where does theenergy requiredfor fulfilling thesecome from?
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For e.g.. RiceRice grain is planted and grows
into a plant
Nutrients in the soil areconverted to biomass
Energy of the sun, Carbon
carrying out photosynthesis
Solar energy stored in therice in the form ofcarbohydrates
And then
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For e.g.. RiceOnce the grains are formed,
they are removed and grainsare separated and manyprocesses done
Human, animal, electric(either coal or hydro)
Transport of rice to theconsumer
Petrol, Diesel
Cooking of rice
LPG, wood, keroseneetc.
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So what?Fossil Fuels are not asustainable energy source
A sustainable process is aprocess which can becarried out indefinitelywithout harming theenv ronmen n any way
Fossil fuels are carbonemitters and contributorsto global warming
Efforts need to be put atwar front to reduce thedamages caused due toglobal warming
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Why visit Ankoli?
As we have seen the way we live today is unsustainableSo then what should we do to make our lifestyle sustainable?This is exactly what Arun and Sumangal Deshpande areexperimenting with in Ankoli, Solapur
What we are going to see is radically differentIt might just make our heads spinHowever what we are going to experience is scientific factsLet us at least start thinking about these things
The eyes do not see what the mind does not know
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What is the Ankoli Project?
Current city lifestyle is unsustainableRural life has its own shortcomingsCan we combine the good elements of both these lifestyles?Arun Deshpande has thought of Rurban Lifestyle Rural+UrbanRurban Lifestyle
Rural componentProduce as much as one can consume
Prosumer (Producer + Consumer)Minimize the necessity of transport
Satisfy all needs locally (Panchakroshi)Urban Component
Latest technological advances in communication/informationrevolutionAccess to global knowledge
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Water Bank Project
For any self sustaining lifestyle water is a mustSo the development of a water bank (i.e. a bank of water)Climatic conditions of Ankoli
Total Average Annual Precipitation Rainfall and Dew 500 mmTypical Rain-shadow Area
Total rain hours 5050% rainfall in 5 hoursHeavy showers of short duration during returning monsoonLimited success to usual water conservation methods
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Glimpses of Ankoli
Front gate Arun Deshpande
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Glimpses of Ankoli
Nirmaanites take lunch withMr. Arun Deshpande
Dome where Deshpandes live
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Glimpses of Ankoli
Dome structures Water Bank
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Boards at Ankoli
There are many interesting boards at Ankoli which present shockingfacts and ask simple but profound questions and leave us scratchingour head
Have a look at what follows
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Food for Thought
Get an estimate for how much energy you will be
consuming for the Ankoli Visit!!