Environmental solutions are becoming more precise and targeted and therefore more impactful. Water harvesting is an example. For a long time just boring a hole and putting water back into the ground was regarded as enough. Not any more, as our cover story shows. How rainwater is to be collected and reused will depend on a host of factors — not least among them being the rainfall available, topography and usage patterns. The recharge well idea comes from Chennai where, after a hiatus, it is being revived.
On the other hand, the success at Rainbow Drive in Bengaluru could serve. . .
