Two books on catching the rain have recently been
released in India – one a fun book to give inspiration and the other a more
serious one that is instructional too.
Let’s catch the rain!
This 20 page colour picture book by Vinod Lal Heera
Eshwer illustrates how easy it is to catch the rain and use it. Published in India
by Tulika Books, it is available in English and seven Indian languages for Rs
65 (India shipping) or $USD 4.50 (International shipping) on the Tulika website.
To go with the book is an animation film Why catch the rain? and a rain catching game in which your score depends both on the raindrops you catch and those that go down the drain.
Richa Jha’s review
about the book clearly indicates that it is a book that everyone irrespective
of age will enjoy.
“The message is so
simple, it’ll give you goose bumps wondering why nothing is being done about
it, panning across individual and state levels; the words and the solutions are
so obvious, they’ll make you feel stupid for having to look into a book for them;
the idea behind the book is so familiar and commonplace, you’ll wonder why it
took us writers and editors and illustrators and publishers this long to take
it to our kids in this direct a manner; the simplicity of this book is so
endearing, it makes you salute the mind behind it; the impact of a book like
this is so powerful, it makes you get up and check every single tap in your
house – just in case. A book like this stops being just a book; share it with
as many people as is possible – it is the blueprint for a safer, happier,
healthier and more peaceful tomorrow. Give it in the hands of every human
being; there will never be a WW III over water!”
Catch Water Where It Falls - Toolkit on Urban Rainwater
Harvesting
This 172 page book by Gita Kavarana and Sushmita
Sengupta is based on case studies of rain water implementation in various types
of premises. These include independent residences, residential colonies and apartments,
schools, hospitals, government buildings, places of worship, industries, hotels,
shopping complexes, sports complexes, urban lakes and wells. It also serves as
a guide (a toolkit as the title says) to help you design and implement a rain water harvesting system in your
premises.
Happy rain water harvesting!
