Comment by comrade1234
8 hours ago
There are abandoned ancient cities all over India and SE Asia because the city ran out of water. Tehran is not a new phenomenon.
8 hours ago
There are abandoned ancient cities all over India and SE Asia because the city ran out of water. Tehran is not a new phenomenon.
India has it good in a way. The monsoons are reliable and India just needs to have sufficient rainwater collection for ground water replenishment structures built.
As an example, in an area of southern India, most homes are built by digging a big pit on the property and bricks are directly cut out of the semi porous stones available a few feet under the surface. This ends up in every house having an open pit on the property. When the monsoons come around, these pits fill up with water every year and then replenishes the ground water every year. Compared to surrounding areas, this region always has full wells even during harsh droughts.