Save Water

Chennai is marching towards a very serious water crisis, followed by Bangalore. So we should start saving the water we have and use the water we have, economically. Here are a few ideas on how to conserve water..

1. Almost all of us have reverse osmosis (RO) system installed at home for water for drinking and cooking. I am sure everyone know that it let's out almost one liter water to produce one liter drinking water. So keep a bucket to the outlet and store this water. This can very well be used for cleaning the floor, for toilet etc. What they normally say is, the bacteria which is there in this water will die in half an hour time when get exposed to normal air.

2. Similarly a bucket can be placed in the AC outlet. Everyday morning this water can be used for the plants in your flat, to clean your cars or even be drained into the rainwater harvesting system so that the ground water can get charged. In fact these outlets can be connected on a regular basis to get drained there.

3. Stop using running water for cleaning utensils and use water from bucket. By this practice lot of water can be saved.

4. Similarly use shower for bathing. This also would reduces water consumption.

5. Use your washing machine when you have a full load because washing machines are designed in such a way that it uses almost the same amount of water for washing low load to very high load.

6. If your washing machine's outlet is not connected to the closed drain. That is if the machine's outlet is let out in the bathroom, then the soap water which comes out of the machine can very well be used to soak your utensils which you have used for cooking.

7. Some of us face a problem with dust in the water. For example the bore well water may turn slightly muddy when the water bed goes down or because of the accumulated dirt in the overhead tent, the water may come with dust. Please don't waste this waters. Keep a block of Alam (padigaram in Tamil) in the bathroom. Just dip this in the bucket that has the muddy water and allow it to dissolve by rotating your hand. A few rotations will do. After about 10-15 minutes you will see the dust and muddy substances settled in the bottom and crystal clear water in the top ! This Alam would be available in all Naatu marundhu shops.

These are some of the ideas.

If you come across any good ideas to save water please do share. Let us all use social media for good and better purposes - (Please do share this with your other friends and groups and create awareness. Little drops of water make the mighty ocean).

Water saved is water produced.

Happy Tamil New Year

 Wish You a Happy Tamil New Year

This is an interesting piece of information indeed about the regions which celebrate their traditional New Year at this time of the Year. Especially the geographical link among the different regions in the map is interesting.

Not only In India, where Vaisakhi (Punjab), Poyla Boishakh (Bengal), Tamil Puthandu, Rongali Bihu (Assam), Bishu (Odisha), Vishu (Kerala), Jud Sheetal (Bihar) are all celebrated as New Year based on the Solar Calendar, but other regions in South and Southeast Asia, like Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand too observe their New Year, this time.  

This provides very interesting historical evidence of the traces of the rule of Raja Raja Chola I, the emperor of the Chola Dynasty between 985 and 1014 CE.

Proverbs Vs Proverbs

All good things come to those who wait.

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Time and tide wait for none.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

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Actions speak louder than words.

Wise men think alike.

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Fools seldom differ.

The best things in life are free.

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There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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Time waits for none.

Look before you leap.

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Strike while the iron is hot.

Do it well, or not at all.

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Half a loaf is better than none.

Birds of a feather flock together.

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Opposites attract.

Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.

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Forewarned is forearmed.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.

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Faith will move mountains.

Great starts make great finishes.

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It isn't over till it's over.

Practice makes perfect.

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All work and no play make jack a dull boy.

Silence is golden.

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The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

You're never too old to learn.

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

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One man's meat is another man's poison.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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Out of sight, out of mind.

Too many cooks spoil the broth

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Many hands make light work.

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.

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Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.