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Focus on water harvesting: Meteorologist
Focus on water harvesting: Meteorologist
The Goan Network
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PANAJI: The meteorologist Dr Kumar also said a weak monsoon year should prompt Goa to focus on water conservation rather than merely hoping for more rainfall.
"We are getting rainfall but we are not harvesting it. Tiles and concrete have replaced open spaces, so water flows straight into the sea instead of recharging groundwater," he said.
"Where are the wells? Probably we have closed them and converted them into rooms," he added with a tinge of sarcasm.
He said Goa's drinking water needs are unlikely to face a serious crisis as it is not a heavily agriculture-dependent State.
Cites weak moisture winds, El Niño behind subdued monsoon
THE GOAN NETWORK
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MAPUSAWeak moisture-laden winds over the Arabian Sea, the lingering influence of El Niño and the absence of rain-bearing convective systems over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal have combined to leave Goa with a significantly weak monsoon in June, according to former IMD official and ex-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) scientist Dr M R Ramesh Kumar.Although the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a yellow alert till July 3 and rainfall activity has…
