We went to our client’s office today and met with six different NGO’s who offered their perspectives on water scarcity in Indore. They spoke in Hindi for most of the day. I am not sure I ever even heard the language before. Most everyone speaks some English, but they are passionate and knowledgeable and it’s understandably easier for them to converse in their native language. Fortunately, we have a wonderful woman client who translates for us.
The building is located in “new” Indore. There is construction going on so, some roads are partially blocked. A driver picks us up in the morning. Here are some pictures from our commute to the office. All commuters from pedestrians to elephants share the road.
We are working for India@75. The objective of our work is to help the address urbanization with a sustainable environment. Indore is growing rapidly. This is putting enormous stress the water table and other water resources. Water harvesting and recharging of wells is one method that can improve conditions and of course, conservation can help. Next, we will visit residential communities. We will meet with the ward leaders who are citizens, not elected officials. There is a lot more collectivism here in India.
Maybe, what looks like chaos on the road to us is really a collective behavior that works. Somehow the traffic seems to flow. Now how can we keep the water flowing? 
Elephants...what an incredible sight that must be on your way to work! Why is there a building boom going on? Is it more commerical or residential...Has the population increased in the cities? Write more! What are the types of commerce in the cities...?
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