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Water regulation and distribution for sacred and religious use

Water regulation and distribution for sacred and religious use. Tamara Hale. Hinduism: India case study. Holy rivers pure even if polluted Some Indians such as priest and engineer, Veer BhadraMishra , see the rivers’ sacred quality as a reason to keep the waters clean

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Water regulation and distribution for sacred and religious use

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  1. Water regulation and distribution for sacred and religious use Tamara Hale

  2. Hinduism: India case study • Holy rivers pure even if polluted • Some Indians such as priest and engineer, Veer BhadraMishra, see the rivers’ sacred quality as a reason to keep the waters clean • Veer BhadraMishra specifically focuses on the Ganges River and spreads the belief that the religious must clean and upkeep the Ganges as respect to Mother Ganga • Veer BhadraMishra is the head of the second largest temple in the holy city of Varanasi, so he holds significant influence over other practicing Hindus

  3. Hinduism: India case study • Mishra formed the SankatMochan Foundation in 1982 • Instead of focusing on the Ganges as polluted, the foundation emphasizes human mismanagement and irresponsibility

  4. Hinduism: India case study • The Foundation created the Campaign for a Clean Ganga, a clean-up program focused in Varanasi • City workers now pick up trash along the side of the river and remove corpses and animal carcasses from the river • The program is advocating for the adoption of a new environmentally friendly sewage-treatment plan • The program creates support systems throughout India and forms other non-governmental organizations and local government and industry coalitions • The program empowers local communities to assess their water quality problems and make changes out of respect for Mother Ganges • The program organized a Clean Ganga Day in Calcutta, which spearheaded a series of educational workshops both for the general public and civil leaders

  5. Judaism: Israel case study • The nation of Israel faces a water shortage because of their arid landscape and increasing population • The Jewish National Fund is a public interest organization and is one of the main religious groups dedicated to easing the water scarcity burden

  6. Judaism: Israel case study • Using Jewish principles of conservation and the idea that man is to care for the earth, this large and influential group established a successful rainwater collection program

  7. Judaism: Israel case study • The JNF rainwater collection program began in the 1980s where 178 reservoirs were networked across the country in areas experiencing the most rainfall • The reservoirs and dams contribute ten percent of the total Israeli water supply • The JNF encourages the local communities to operate and regulate the reservoirs • The JNF also has a rainwater-harvesting program in 1,000 schools across Israel, which uses the schools’ roofs to collect rainwater

  8. Judaism: Israel case study • These programs encourage greater capacity to conserve by implementing self regulation and gives Jews an opportunity to serve as God’s trustees of earth on a more personal level

  9. Islam: Pakistan case study • Local residents of Dijkot decided to implement their Islamic religious beliefs to better control water use in their town and a nearby village • They formed a committee who’s main goal was to educate the townspeople about the religious condemnation of water waste, and to encourage the townspeople to change their practices to conservation.

  10. Islam: Pakistan case study • The committee thought the best way to educate the townspeople about religious implementation of water use was through holy leaders

  11. Islam: Pakistan case study • The committee surveyed the community to assess water shortage • They then spoke with the imams and asked them to address the importance of water conservation in their Friday meetings • The committee surveyed the groups who were initially experiencing water shortages two months after the imams began addressing water waste and use of illegal pumps in their speeches • The results included a 30% decrease in water shortage complaints in one group and a 33% decrease in water shortage complaints in the other group • The committee saw similar results in the nearby village

  12. Islam: Pakistan case study • The government previously tried to address the water problem in Dijkot, but the y sent out a general warning to all of Dijkot. • This general warning did not inspire the townspeople to change their water usage because there was no personal and specific guilt in the general warning • The religious leaders were able to reach the residents on a more personal and spiritual level

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