LA is Transforming its Concrete River - here's why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--L6dNoSnf0 Circle of the Earth
For years, the Los Angeles River was a drainage ditch along most of its 51 mile length, and large parts have been covered in concrete. The Los Angeles River became heavily polluted from agricultural and urban runoff over the last century, negatively impacting both residents' health and the environment. People living in the the area were overly exposed to pollutants and didn't have much access to green space.
In this video, we'll show you how Los Angeles residents have been transforming the LA River by using natural-based solutions to restore the watershed, improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people by increasing biodiversity and improving water security.
From the Commentary of the film: the restoration of the los angeles river has become a leading example of how urban waterways that have been reconstructed into drainage systems and divert water out to sea can be transformed back into rivers that capture and hold rain water runoff which is especially important in drought-prone
areas it has been demonstrated that by restoring the waterways using natural-based solutions we can increase biodiversity and improve water quality and the river becomes a valuable asset and a huge benefit to the city's residents don't you also think more cities should restore their rivers back into green spaces ?
Comments on WA" PPP This is so much related to our )pune) river beautification drive. I wonder if this is know to our jeevit Nadi folks? We love to build flyovers and demolish after few years, build BRT routes and demolish after few years. And possibly the RFD to seems to have this plan. GDP should increase continuously. It is easy route
DM: RFD of the project was constructed in Mula-Mutha river without PMC, when the water came out of Mahapur river it entered the house, that was sin.
And the river is pure internal and external nature The river itself is independent, self-regulating, with natural order, order, security, internal and external laws of nature.
In the absence of PMC, trees are felled and vehicles enter the wrong roads, Punekars suddenly fight, it is a sin to avoid project rush...
Example – There are internal and external relations like farmer and land.
external means farmer and Antarman means field or land, farmer himself internal means acres of open land and Bahirman means vegetables, fruits.
The Maharashtra government has given loans to the farmers of the state, and there have been reports of farmer suicides without loans. It is a sin to cheat farmers by disqualifying them in the matter of loans
SN: This is the most apt and probably the most hopeful way to get the right things done going ahead. Depending on govt, authorities, so called global-leaders is not going to be just too late but also they will continue on destructive projects which will only benefit them for holding on to power. As individuals we get bogged down by the enormity of what one can do alone.
It is only through power of communities and movements like ours which can make lasting change by taking everyone along on a sustainable and caring path. So spread this awareness of our movement to Revive Pune Rivers in the right manner to your friends, relatives, colleagues, communities, etc.