Environment
What India Can Teach the Rest of the World About Rainwater Conservation
For the people of Kerala, in southern India, rain collected from rooftops has been a lifesaver.
In her prize-winning novel The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy describes monsoon-struck Kerala, in southwestern India, with great lyricism:
It is a bit shocking, then, to realize that although Kerala receives 10 feet of rain during the yearly monsoons, it typically faces a severe water shortage during the preceding summer months. This is partly due to its undulating topography, which helps water run off into the Arabian Sea.