My home is approximately around 4.5 km from the KR Puram Lake . This lake is the nearest big water body to my home. I took a stroll once or twice before as my children liked to play in the small children's park at the entrance and once i remembering taking a small boat ride. Later for couple of years haven't visited it again.
Lots of whats app messages this year, that Bengaluru is going to run out of water from taps in 2020. Chennai is already facing it this year and looks our turn is going to come next year... Fingers crossed, i hope this situation never comes.. The monsoon this year really looks grim , Pretty much June being entirely dry with no rains in Bengaluru and July had very little rains ... water has taken prime importance and focus now , PM Narendra Modi bringing the topic of ThimmaiPalli in Telengana
"The construction of the water-tank in Telangana's Thimmaipalli is changing the lives of the people of the village" in Mann ki Baat . The formation of Jal Shakti Ministry is another one in this direction.
In July this year , the parliament discussion went on till mid night for two days, the main topic was on farmers and all problems from which farmers suffer the most, water being one of them.
While government is trying to do what they can, we as citizens need to participate and do whatever we can. I received a whats app invite to join the save KR Puram lake group . I joined it and understood the lake has been neglected from quite some time and is in a pathetic condition. Couple of ground meetings and the volunteering work started at the lake from one and half months now.... I care for environment and couldn't spend so much time because of young kids before . I had some guilt about not spending time . Till mid-life life is all about settling down and securing your future. The after mid-life should be about giving back to the society.. Thats what i believe in... If there is energy and space to volunteer early than the mid life you are in the best place to be. Now my kids are grown up a bit and i am able to volunteer some time on sunday mornings for an hour. I volunteered 4 to 5 times till now and feel completely happy about it...
Some volunteers are able to come and help physically , some offering monetary help and some offering every other kind of help which is possible. Please do whatever you can.. This is our water resource and lets all contribute towards it . See you on the coming sunday @ 6.30 to 8.30 AM.A big shout out to all the volunteers who are coming to spend their only free time in sundays.... Lets make it happen
