This update has come because of one comment passed by an Anonymous follower “throwing pearl 
before swine”. Since readers feel so strongly about this action taken by our intellectuals to fill the lake with tankers I decided to do a little research on the prevailing situation. So here goes:
1. It would take 12 lakh litres of water
to raise the level of the lake water by 1cm. This would evaporate in 15 days of good sunshine and low humidity. Don’t believe me, ask your engineers to do the calculations!!
2. To raise the lake level by 1 foot of water, it would require 3 crores litres of water, which would require 9 months to achieve this target; by then, the rains will be upon us once more.
3. The amount of carbon emission from these tractors playing across Abu ferrying water to and fro is sure to influence this Eco-sensitive Zone.
4. The cost incurred for this project, well only after the project is finished will there be numbers to present.
5. Water harvesting means induction, collection, storage, and conservation. Induction is not possible in Mount Abu because of a lack of technology
and funds. Collection and storage are a must which has to be complemented with conservation. If the last part is lost, the effort becomes futile.
before swine”. Since readers feel so strongly about this action taken by our intellectuals to fill the lake with tankers I decided to do a little research on the prevailing situation. So here goes:1. It would take 12 lakh litres of water
to raise the level of the lake water by 1cm. This would evaporate in 15 days of good sunshine and low humidity. Don’t believe me, ask your engineers to do the calculations!!2. To raise the lake level by 1 foot of water, it would require 3 crores litres of water, which would require 9 months to achieve this target; by then, the rains will be upon us once more.
3. The amount of carbon emission from these tractors playing across Abu ferrying water to and fro is sure to influence this Eco-sensitive Zone.
4. The cost incurred for this project, well only after the project is finished will there be numbers to present.
5. Water harvesting means induction, collection, storage, and conservation. Induction is not possible in Mount Abu because of a lack of technology
and funds. Collection and storage are a must which has to be complemented with conservation. If the last part is lost, the effort becomes futile.As a result, the project to fill the lake with tanker water is mostly a waste of diesel and an opposite contribution to local air pollution. The idea behind this is that they are feeding the lake with water, which will evaporate.
Drought is a natural occurrence in Rajasthan, but in Abu, it has been a noticeable part of our life for the last decade or so, reoccurring on and off. I don't want to go on and on about whether it is ethically feasible or not; all I know is that a more rational way might have been used.
I recall vividly the uproar that erupted in August 2008 in response to an essay published by our own controversial Dr A.K.Sharma on the Lake and his ideas for pumping water from a makeshift canal dug at the base of the lower Khodra dam. Click on the link In Full Glory to read the story published in the TOI.
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