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Subject: Miss Earth Focuses on Bangalore Water Crisis

Author: indiawest

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Fri, Dec 16 2011, 2:52:54 According to a report in PRNewswire Dec. 2, there have historically been over 300 lakes around Bangalore that provided fresh water for the local community. In the past 30 years, however, these lakes have rapidly disappeared due to development and have been heavily polluted by human and industrial waste. Only 80 now remain, and even they provide only often foul-smelling, contaminated water and disease for those who drink it. Miss Earth 2010 Nicole Faria, who is from Bangalore, has made the solution to the Bangalore lakes problem the focus of her reign. She has become involved with the local United Way in an initial lake cleanup project with the government and has also identified and partnered with the Sherwood Institute, a nonprofit arm of San Francisco, Calif.-based Sherwood Design Engineers, to develop a master plan for all the lakes and watersheds in Bangalore to ensure a whole-system solution that is sustainable over time. They recently formed a steering committee specifically for this project that includes business leaders, entrepreneurs and technical experts. http://www.indiawest.com/news/1976-miss-earth-focuses-on-bangalore-water-crisis.html [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]