Exasperated ground water shortages in India and Southeast Asia as visualized by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #GRACE satellite data sets. Use this link: https://nasagrace.unl.edu/ to pan within the megacities of Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai all of which are shown having a relative wetness percentile of below 5%. Bengaluru is also blessed with a hydrogeology conducive to higher-than-average ground-water prospects as shown in ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization #Bhuvan satellite data sets. Monitoring wetness percentiles can serve as an early warning system for drought. A sustained decrease in wetness percentile over time may signal the onset or progression of drought conditions, providing valuable information for drought preparedness and mitigation efforts. Interestingly, the last 5 years GRACE images show a trend which was missed. Bhuvan's data sets also showed a decreased qualitative trend of ground water sources. #sustainabledevelopment #GIS #environmentriskmanagement #sustainableurbanplanning #climatepolicies
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URISK partners with NGO’s, organizations, government organizations and communities to understand the impact of a changing environment and planned actions to make responsible and socially conscious decisions Urisk can help is visualizing various data points and help propose practical, cost conscious and sustainable plans to various stakeholders from People partners, project consultants engineering, Corporate Social Responsibility, real estate and finance. Our key offerings include - Flood risk assessments, seismic assessments, climate risk assessments, social impact assessments amongst others
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Reservoir storage update - India - April 2024 (Source Central Water Commission) While the news of "expected" above normal monsoons in India may bring some cheer - here is a snapshot of our current water storage levels (with over two months of summer yet to go) a) The overall water storage in major reservoirs and river basins in the country has dropped less than the average 10-year storage levels. b) Southern states are the worse off - with a storage level deficit of 30% below the decadal average. b) Designed capacity in the southern states ranks highest but has the lowest efficiency. To overcome the water stress, we require more than a higher-than-average monsoon; it starts with rejuvenation of the surface water and more importantly ground water management. Urban areas have a large part to play in this situation. Hyper localized rainwater harvesting (using underground tanks) is not the solution. Urban policies will need to include "rainwater harvesting AND ground water recharge" as mandatory and not either or. #groundwaterstorage #environmentalriskmanagement #sustainablecorporaterealestate
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