How India is Turning its Desert into a Farmland Oasis

[@rishavgupta6434]

As an indian mostly what i see online is racism against indians, seeing this is so refreshing, i wish we could all just learn from each other and appreciate the human story just like this video. Thanks for this.

[@panzerofthelake506]

Idk what parts of the internet you're on, but indians are a goldmine for KZbinrs. Mention India and you'll get a lot of views. Some do exploit this with rage bait tho.

[@User91272]

😂true​@@panzerofthelake506

[@dv9239]

It's both India is both good and bad so is the criticism it gets

[@rabbitez]

@@panzerofthelake506 4chan

[@RP-ly9rd]

@@panzerofthelake506 i mean youtube maybe, but in part, its reactionary to whats happening on tt and ig

[@katesisco]

An ancient civilization successfully addressed a limited water input. Cooperation creates life.

[@anantgautam2485]

Oh we have done lots but the west just had the rope trick to show😂

[@DADDYG-Ryder]

It's not that great, there's severe water crisis still present there

[@anantgautam2485]

@PANDITDADDY-kq9uf it's a desert if you forgot 😂

[@GanduBhargav786]

Jesus was not that ancient

[@AbhishekSharma-ig9ev]

Ancient?

[@Stop1war]

I thank you India for these amazing works for the environment ❤ Respect and love from Afghanistan ❤

[@dsinghnegi2024]

🙏🙏🙏

[@pradhyudh]

Let's also look at how we have f*** our environment,shall we ? jai hind

[@vjy0037]

Thanks bro ❤

[@Temporarilyeternalboi]

Love you bro

[@kingrichards9295]

We Indians support and love Afghanistan, one of the nation to which we rely on.❤

[@brm1279]

Watching from the low desert of Arizona where this past summer it was weeks of 118 F with one rain event. We will be implementing these principles on our farm.

[@amillison]

Southern Arizona is the perfect analogue climate to implement these techniques

[@nsn5564]

Good luck! I hope you can post your updates in future videos.

[@SoloLevellor]

GOOD LUCK , hope it goes well

[@hellachan8080]

Wow! Do make updatry youtube video on the work

[@adityasharma0376]

Good luck 👍

[@prasannadixit8501]

Indians are great farmers... The connection of Indian people with nature and earth is very unique and spiritual

[@kushalshedha4891]

Agar ye baat sach hoti to Delhi most polluted city in the world na banta aur ham log itni gandagi na failaate

[@AffectionateDesert-qy9nk]

@@kushalshedha4891 Are you referring to the list given by AQI which is a biased organisation and had put only Indian cities on the list and no USA or European cities and only 1 city of China while china is the country which is highly polluted? When you see a city like Gulbarga which is a 3rd tier city without any major industries ranked higher than Beijing, Newyork, San diego, Las vegas, Baoding, Saitama, Krakow who are industry rich cities, then the list is rigged and made to suit thier propaganda.

[@marmara9741]

No wonder why you Indians, particularly Hindus, wiped out 1000s of species of plants from our land, and continuing. Even the Asian matriarchal societies... you Indians killed to extinction and continue to kill the last 5.

[@Soham-rv6ul]

Kuch log karte hai sabhi nahi

[@karlscher5170]

Channel that spiritual connection into a working waste management system. Your cities are filthy.

[@harun5105]

Humans are amazing when they're applying intelligence in a positive way and adapt and go with the nature and not against it.

[@SnailHatan]

Lmfao this is EXACT opposite of going with nature. They did everything in their power to completely change the landscape rather than simply migrate somewhere with more water and rich soil

[@shekitty9347]

Truth

[@joseevaniersel7280]

Harun.. Just pray to be free of the thought that what god didn't create has no business to exist..

[@user-rq2de3ww8z]

India has a lot of older civilisational knowledge

[@bibekdas7449]

We are also creative when it comes to harming others.

[@willm5814]

There is NOTHING more important than this work! Thank you from 🇨🇦🙏

[@2DReanimation]

Indeed, most work is just maintenance. This is creating new fertile land from the desert! Amazing stuff! Talk about your work having an impact! Just some well-designed pond-digging, and you can create water safety for generations with minimal maintenance.

[@willm5814]

@@2DReanimation​​⁠yea it gets to the heart of several problems! Reduces immigration, reduces social unrest, increases food security, improves theb health of local peoples, reduces global warming….amazing

[@kingrichards9295]

Please tell your govt, Indians are one if the greatest supporters of canada, do your govt should stop agendas to divide India, and instead give shut up calls to those who ran away from India and are now a threat to Canadian local population too and do reading hates for india and its people

[@MN-pu6qx]

Another incredibly important contribution to the local people would be to reduce the birth rate. That would very dramatically reduce the demand on the environment to sustain the population. The significant reduction in childhood diseases in recent decades would enable families to cope with such a reduction, just as has been the case in Western countries.

[@DADDYG-Ryder]

​@@kingrichards9295shut up

[@coorgboy]

Thanks for coming to India ❤🇮🇳

[@rayzimmerman6740]

Why is thanks necessary. "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery".

[@coorgboy]

@@rayzimmerman6740 I won't loose anything by saying a thanks right ✌🏻 I have a habbit of saying thanks for almost everyone ✌🏻 This thanks is for coming to India and making a video about Irrigation in India✌🏻 Got to learn a lot from this Video ✌🏻👍🏻

[@skintxisu]

​@@rayzimmerman6740appreciating other peoples work costs nothing and makes everyone involved feel better. "Please stop being a fucking dipshit"

[@rtshchand]

@@rayzimmerman6740 what have you done for those villages? Nothing but pour hate.

[@panzerofthelake506]

​@@rayzimmerman6740 you're the one enslaved to the leftist racist victim mentality. You do not represent us, you represent Marxist idiots.

[@harshsharma9233]

My ancestors were from Rajasthan, they had to migrate because of draught and no means of alternative livelihood, before people used to say those who have means leave Rajasthan are lucky, but now people are saying the opposite, people are happy in Rajasthan. Filed are green and people lives are once again full of color

[@GunduDundu]

Sahi bola sharme

[@MKKR2024]

The br.tish has intentionally created drought and famines😢😢.

[@fkglobalize8875]

There's nothing better than knowledge and it's really sad when is lost.Like hydraulics now that has been rediscovered if followed will help this people and a lot more around the world,plus if they understand that each family should only raise a couple of children they'll have no need to emigrate.They will thrive through life in abundance.

[@kinexkid]

I was wondering why the ground water was so salty, so i did some quick google searches to try to find out why. I found that the reason why the ground water is so salty is because this region of India has the largest saline (saltwater) lake in the whole country. Its an endorheic lake which means it's a lake that does not drain into the ocean. All the salty mineral runoff from streams gets sent to the lake, the water evaporates, and the salt is left behind, which ends up leeching into the local watertable making the ground water extra salty

[@amillison]

Interesting, thanks. There was salt production that I saw in the area as well

[@kinexkid]

@amillison from what i found, that area has been a place where salt mining/production has been practiced and known about for roughly a thousand years. Its pretty interesting to think about when that long ago salt was seen as more valuable than gold. There may have been a large hub of commerce or trade in that area back then with such a precious commodity to be easily found

[@pranshukrishna5105]

@@kinexkid can that salt be utilised in any way

[@amillison]

@@kinexkid This area was always a big hub for trade, because it lies between the Indus River and the Ganges River. That's why even in this desert they had the wealth to build this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaisalmer_Fort

[@formes2388]

@@pranshukrishna5105 Sure: It's salt. But how much salt do you need? Industrial extraction, desalination, and so on all form a bit of a problem for the actual value of extracting that salt into a usable form. I mean, if you want brine - sure: Take it, reduce it down, do some selective filtering and away you go. But this isn't going to be super useful in an area that has boat loads of salt, and a lack of water. And shipping water is expensive - it's relatively dense+heavy, and available in most area's that have populated centres. If you could set up a solar driven yet low tech desalination process - the more valuable thing would be the actual water. But if you can get the water BEFORE it's inundated with salt, that is simply easier, faster, cheaper.

[@NafGGMU]

Indians, Israelis and other communities have been doing this for generations. When ur native to the land, u stay for generations, u know how to farm em.

[@major2707]

💯

[@kingrichards9295]

And then comes mu***** who make tgesevlands as hell and just run to west illegally and impose their tribal laws and thoughts and make their host countries as,hell as their previous countries

[@aliibrahim6407]

Palestinians?🙃

[@major2707]

@@aliibrahim6407 only for muslims...

[@NafGGMU]

@@aliibrahim6407 you mean Jordanians?

[@dangabro7943]

A colab between Andrew Millison and Mossy Earth would be awesome

[@steemlenn8797]

I read "A coala between", and now I can't decide which one would be better.

[@kevinmjomba3394]

You are reading my mind 🤯😂

[@anuragmazumdar05]

​@@steemlenn8797😅😅😅

[@AmanPatel-ye6im]

i second this

[@FelixUthoff]

Completely diferent approach. Wouldnt work together

[@lamdao1242]

Thank you for making this video Andrew. I visited Jaipur in March or April, 1997 or 1998. It was a very parched land and was told it was a desert. Around 4.36, I see a structured which could be the Amber Fort near Jaipur. If so, then when I visited, I remember it was very dry land with hardly any trees. So it's wonderful to see how green the fields can become as shown in this video and the other video which Andrew Millison made about Rajasthan and thanks to effective water harvesting and storage, how the benefits have flowed to it's people.

[@amillison]

That fort you see is in Jodhpur, not Jaipur

[@_DRMR_]

@@amillison The blue buildings are quite telling ;) Having visited Rajasthan a bit over a decade ago it's fantastic to see this green transformation. Do you know if they are managing to get the lake in Pushkar filled again? When I visited it was nearly completely dried up most of the year.

[@amillison]

@@_DRMR_ Last time I was there the lake in Pushkar was full

[@arindomrao252]

The structure you are referring to is not Amber fort of Jaipur but the Meherangarh fort of Jodhpur. This film is based out of Jodhpur.

[@johnmason5125]

I know you're doing great things in Africa.But I wish you could bring permaculture to texas permanently 😂​@@amillison

[@boogiedownforever]

I love these videos. It is exciting to see people greening the earth.

[@BuildNewTowns]

Same here! It's nice seeing real solutions.

[@pongop]

Me too! They give me hope.

[@boogiedownforever]

did you see the one on the laos plateau

[@sandylapd]

Not whole earth needs to be green though.. just a green wash feeded to us

[@takismenexes6131]

Me too

[@Lovely-dl5cw]

As a person from Kerala which is filled with greenary feels happy and proud for Rajastanis for making their land green ❤❤❤❤

[@glories2276]

This technique was used in Angkor Watt during Hinduism thrive in Cambodia long long time ago. Just surprise it is still being used !

[@x-mess]

I really love seeing these types of videos... it's possible to make the earth green. People using their brain to make it possible! Gotta ❤ ponds

[@eustaciogriego1912]

Nature can be wonderful if we treated fair. More videos like this should be shared,Water is life.

[@thedesertgardner101]

Thanks for always showing the picture which others just ignore. Lots of love from India ❤.

[@KarmeshMadhavi]

Why this things we don't see from media? Thank You Andrew Millison.

[@k8m883]

I cannot express enough how much I appreciate your content is that is both educational and full of hope and joy.

[@emsie1655]

This is one of the most inspiring channels on KZbin. Thank you!

[@strawwagen]

Love your stuff, really nice to have positive videos like this, that really highlight that we DO have a future!

[@knottytoob]

Spot-on comment. Esp. cos it's in earnest indeed, for the benefit of the popl., sans narrative driven crap.

[@ricos1497]

​@@ezsytbecause the prosperity you mention is largely material, and those materials are becoming less and less available. Of the nine planetary boundaries identified by the Rockstrom foundation, as at 2023, we've crossed six of them. Although, I'm not sure your point was entirely genuine.

[@NateLee-nc6tb]

I hope your work inspires millions of people, Thank you for all of your effort Mr Millison.

[@wanderer123-u7t]

These are excellent water management techniques that other Indian states should adopt too

[@fooBar55]

And other parts of the world.

[@daaniyaalmirza2060]

My grandfather had some acres in Thar, Pakistan. We used to treat the land with uric (pee) acid to be able to grow things. I got my permaculture design certification in 2014 and have dreamt of greening this land. Brilliant to see someone went ahead and did it.

[@nsn5564]

Amazing! More power to you, hope you are working on this mission still. Love from India!

[@SoloLevellor]

whats the science behind pee

[@sarthaksahu5500]

​@@SoloLevellornitrogen content

[@kingrichards9295]

So you are like one of us brother, so we hope you will succeed in your hard work.

[@Yourhealth-w6v]

@@SoloLevellor only available source of water+some urea as afertiliser

[@kylecb]

Love seeing all of your videos from India - it's so inspiring to see what organizations like GRAVIS and Paani are helping to accomplish.

[@rakshitsharma4277]

I am from that deasert and i am happy that my motherland is covering into forest 😊

[@Grimsage777]

you are one of the two creators i have notifications turned on for. your stuff is amazing. You ar the reason i got into permaculture.

[@liltexashomestead5083]

Whenever Andrew posts a video, I gain hope! I've learned so much and am slowly deploying Andrew's shared knowledge & techniques on my small dry homestead. I am most enthusiastic about the work done in India. Small scale with low tech makes it the most relevant for me. I regularly share these videos with others. Thank you so much, Andrew! I'm saving up for your course.

[@sujeshpandey5426]

Is Texas a dry land in USA like Rajasthan in India?

[@liltexashomestead5083]

@sujeshpandey5426 West Texas is very dry with annual total rainfall between 10 - 15 inches. Where I live, we get considerably more, but come mid-July, the rain stops, and we may not see a drop for 2 months. This year we went almost 3 months. During this time, our daily high temperatures go over 100F and are often over 105 F. I don't have irrigation on my pasture, so it struggles. Now it's November, and we only just got the rains we typically see start mid-September. I'm always so happy to see the rains return!

[@theaverageguy3884]

Im so happy to see this. Wish others in the world can use the same system.

[@LittleDreamFarm]

It’s amazing to discover why the groundwater in this area is so salty! India’s largest saltwater lake, with its minerals accumulating and not flowing into the sea, causes salt to seep into the local groundwater. This is both fascinating and shows the complex and unique ways of nature! Every video on the journey to green the earth is like a fresh source of inspiration! Thank you, everyone, for working together towards a more beautiful planet!

[@sircosm]

Thanks brother for showing our mother in good light; she loves all of her children unconditionally, whether they hate her or not, and always welcomes them home with open arms. Subbed!

[@pongop]

Very educational and inspirational! Thank you for highlighting and sharing their incredible work and yours as well.

[@gianni1827]

kudos to you for reporting and to all the people behind these projects!

[@a_d_a_m]

It’s so inspiring to see all the amazing and innovative work being done in India, thanks for sharing all these stories!

[@ichifish]

If only everyone could direct their energy like Andrew and the good folks at Gravis. Imagine what a world it would be.

[@PNWGardener]

Another amazing and inspiring video! Thank you for showing us how even the driest places on earth can have resilient water catchment systems that support local families and farmers. Helps me sleep at night!

[@Mukesh-P-MP]

i iam live in rajsthan desert area is no show desert it show like rany area

[@Kmjordar]

None in India appreciate it but it only you who.appreciate Rajasthani( marwadi brains).😊😊😊😊

[@SS-dn1pu]

Everyone in India appreciates Marwari brains. They are superb business people and highly adaptable. They are rooted to their culture. I am from Hyderabad but have seen Marwaris succeed in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore...everywhere. I am also blessed to be married to a Marwari girl 🙏

[@puravmodgil2024]

In punjab lot of marwaris selling sweets, namkeen, marble gems. They are good people.

[@PremSalunkheApr16]

Why seek appreciation from outside do u need others to stroke your ego to know that your doing right or good, get over it

[@Emperor_Virat]

videshi ki appreciation chahiye ish bewkuf ko

[@narendragodara2876]

Are bhaai ham marwadiyo ree bhi etti ezzat hai re bhaya 😂😂

[@jayamohanan6226]

Great video. Ingenious way of water harvesting. Others who are living in such ardent lands can also apply this. I am from Kerala, India, now settled in New Delhi. In Kerala, there is 2 rainy seasons ( about 5-6 months of rain ) and 90% of these rainwater flows into rivers and ultimately reaches Arabian Sea. Only 10% were stored in multiple dams to generate electricity and very few dams for irrigation. When the hot months ( from December to May ) water scarcity is so high, people have to call water tankers for drinking water. In my own village, we got hundreds of cm rains but the whole rain water flows away to the nearby river. When harsh summer arrives, no water for drinking and agriculture. We need Desert type water harvesting. ❤❤

[@kanchanjoshi6616]

Thank you ❤With the show about our Rajasthan ❤❤ thanks from Rajasthan

[@BuildNewTowns]

Another great video! I hope to see more pond projects like this all over the world!

[@IndiaBusinessInsights]

Kudos for an excellent video. Readers ay be surprised that Rajasthan contributes about 7% or more of India's agriculture output with diversified range of crops from grains, coarse grains to oilseeds to horticulture and large animal husbandry. The other area in which Rajasthan is taking the lead is in Renewable energy production. Many of the large scale Solar projects in the country come up in Rajasthan.

[@smas3256]

Solar panels are a joke. They collect heat. Drive through an area with solar farms and the air is over 11 degrees hotter and reflect that into the air. Love this video.

[@mmdd9900]

@tubenotter Do you think the insight from your analysis might be applied here to mitigate the heat created by solar farms by applying a more integrated approach perhaps?

[@mg4mg281]

Ich freu mich immer wenn Menschen sich um die Erde kümmern - so wie es sich gehört. Dankeschön ^^

[@SunilShahu17]

Bengaluru used to be like this lake system explained at 3:15. However local population's and politicians' greed filled these lakes with sand to make way for apartments and tech parks!

[@Poppykat9866]

Wow, what a sad thing that they lost not only a food and water source, but probably a source of community as well

[@amritsharma9181]

Why don't you raise these issues in front of politicians? I guess Bengaluru people are well educated and know their rights.

[@saurabhrai5461]

Now they are again recovering those lands.

[@lephtovermeet]

This is amazing and it's great to see humans working together and working with the environment. I imagine this takes a lot of cooperation and restraints from inhabitants to keep this going and growing - that's probably the biggest obstacle for adoption in other regions: if one person or family or company decides to drain communal ponds or tries to grow too much or harvests too much rainwater for short term gains, the community will suffer and future projects will be harmed.

[@amillison]

Yes! These are tight communities with a lot of social controls

[@career_hit_143]

I am from jodhpur Rajasthan and I feel very sad when I hear from people that there is no water in your place, it is true that we have less water but our courage is not less, we Marwadi community is the most economically powerful community in the country. Nature has not given us much but what we give back to the nature it's matter.❤

[@ChinchillaBONK]

i am also amazed at that giant castle structure in the backdrop behind you.

[@baston7366]

It's Mehrangarh fort in jodhpur

[@shivanshsingh7593]

Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

[@peaksurferalbert]

Wonderful video, Andrew; keep it up. This is such hopeful work.

[@amillison]

Thanks Albert. Good to hear from you bro

[@fastcheetos1]

This is probably the best way to use water efficiently

[@mauryasharva3495]

It is the idea of the Old Civilization known as Indus Valley Civilization, Thanks for exporting the idea and to share the knowledge...

[@deepakumawat4976]

Excellent 👍. I will give you 10/10 for your efforts to filming. I'm from Rajasthan and even I didn't know that Rajasthan turning its desert into farmland. It's your video from which I'm able to know this fact. Great Job mate 👏. Would like to watch more videos i.e. short documentary like this across the world.

[@nirupama28]

I am from Jaipur, Rajasthan and residents always had limited-supply of water. Good to see government organizations doing so much to educate and uplift desert lifestyle.

[@parullgossain]

Every video drop from Andrew Millison makes my day ❤

[@rj6404]

Beautiful ! There is enough for everyone's need , not for everyone's greed .

[@marlan5470]

Hey Andrew, I asked ChatGPT the following: "So, by your calculations, how many acres of unused lawn do US elementary, junior and high school have that can be transformed into vegetable gardens, and include chicken coops?" Answer: "Combined Estimate of Repurposable Lawn Space - Total Potential Usable Lawn Area ≈ 98,000 + 183,750 ≈ 281,750 acres", followed by: "What This Space Could Achieve: Vegetable Gardens: If a portion of this area were dedicated to growing common, low-maintenance vegetables, each acre could produce about 10,000 pounds of vegetables per growing season. Chicken Coops: Small chicken coops could fit in corner sections of these areas, where even a small coop could yield eggs for classroom activities or small school breakfast programs." There is one type of desert in the US that very few people talk about and that is the size of lawns everywhere that produce...nothing, and involve using a lot of resources and chemicals that do very little to make the world a better place.

[@kantipatel9485]

Simply ' PRICELESS and Heart Felt ' Amen and God Bless All KP777 and Family London UK 🙏🏼 🇬🇧 ❤️

[@rajashrimadutta1747]

They are actually doing a phenomenal job .Everybody in those areas should be educated about water harvesting methods.👏👌

[@ASH9366]

Thank you Andrew for exploring good things of our country 💗

[@tubenotter]

Awesome, Andrew and all you great villagers! If these very well adapted designs are applied for an even larger region, more clouds will form, give shade and the rains will increase... If all this is done with the loving hearts of the people, the vital energy flows (plasma) will increase, too. This is called prana in India and is the fundamental force for life, conciousness, happiness ... and for the rain as well. Ralf (restoration and geomancy teacher)

[@nalakirkwood4425]

This is truly inspirational. I hope all people of the Earth understand and implement these amazing strategies🙏🏼

[@shray18]

Mera Bharat Mahaan ❤ Bohot badhiya kaam #ViksitBharat

[@Saitan_hunter]

Iska negative impact padega, watch gaurav thakur.

[@DevinHeida]

Its neat being this early. But I also like to read the comments. I'll be back for a second watch!

[@markd.9042]

Totally agree

[@friends40427]

I am proud that I was born in the world's largest vegetarian land, Rajasthan Dharti Dhora Ri

[@sowmitriswamy6718]

All those sheep and goats you see in the video are not being reared for vegetarians.

[@QuantumGlimpse-99]

​@@sowmitriswamy6718They mostly are, they use their milk and wool and most communities don't even eat meat in that part. Even though they live in these harsh climatic conditions their meat consumption is far less than the eastern part of the state where there is more vegetation.

[@Eren_Yeager-c4z]

❤😊

[@Cunnybapist]

Imagine being proud of being in poor Rajasthan it's just like Biharis saying they are proud of bihari

[@saketchaturvedi1073]

​@@Cunnybapist When you grow up and look back at this comment, you'll be really embarrassed

[@abirbhavchakrawarty4356]

These things are rarely reported by local Indian media. Thank you!

[@dkjakdljfkdjkajjr]

1:25 the fort behind him was the location where dark knight rises prison scenes were shot...its jodhpur

[@meowramim4909]

4:55 indian accent was epic

[@growingwiththemoons]

Great video as usual! Thanks for your work, Andrew 🙏🏻

[@vijaygautam1406]

Thanks Andrew for posting the video. Such endeavors are a big service to the environment, Planet Earth and the mankind alike.

[@ShashwatShukla]

This channel... I love what you're doing. Raising awareness with results.

[@sparetire3]

With all the problems going on in the world, it sure is a breath of fresh air to see these videos, I have planted wild grass, built some small swales and removed my grass to replace it with a diverse perennial garden that attracts bees rabbits, snakes and fireflies. I collect 200 gallons of storm water with each rain to support a vegetable garden in the back yard too with no water hose use. If we all do our part, our planet can be a better place.

[@ReactionRocky-m7y]

Love From India 🇮🇳❤️..

[@raakoman]

Beautiful. It’s such an honest celebration of man triumphing over nature without harming it.😊

[@fidelsalamanca89]

A collab between Andrew millison and dustups would be great!

[@connordrake5713]

Most ecological lovers thought trees are enough to save the planet BUT we need those grass and small plants to protect the soils just like the Savannah.

[@kdsingh8715]

Amazing work of Gravis and thanks for making such a wonderfully researched video

[@GaiaCarney]

Thank You, @amillison 🌱 Your videos are inspiring and I enjoy watching your drawn info graphics unfold 🎨

[@2APARNA]

THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT TO SUPPORT INDIAN PEOPLE..

[@shotgunbettygaming]

I love these videos! I live in the desert of Southern Nevada and it's very difficult to find Permaculture examples or teachers in my area. Obviously Trial & Error are my main teachers, but going to places like this really inspire me! I know it's possible, that's why I try so hard, and these videos in ancient arid but once lush regions is right up my alley! I am, however, having difficulty with holding water. We too have only 2 monsoon seasons a year, so catching the water is vital. I obviously don't want to line my pond as returning to the water table is an important part of the cycle and improving my immediate area. It just....goes away. We have a great amount of sand, then clay, then caliche. The clay allows the water to stick around for 3 or 4 days, but then it just finally settles into the earth and I am left with an empty crater again hahaha! Any advice from anyone would be welcome!!

[@amillison]

Do you have a well that taps into the shallow water table so you can monitor the water level changes after your pond is filled and drains?

[@floob247]

Charcoal and compost! I believe there is one or two species of bamboo that will tolerate that region, which would be great for both of these, but also be wary as it's horribly aggressive and you shouldn't even consider it if you have any infrastructure/structures within several yards of it. Your best bet otherwise is planting diversely, densely!

[@floob247]

Also, you should look at the groasis water box. I imagine you could make a DIY one with a long plastic bottle, drill a hole through the bottom, super glue a wick through it then place the bottle in the ground with the cap just sticking out of the ground so you can refill it with water when needed. I've imagined testing this on potted plants but never really have felt the urge to.

[@klausbrinck2137]

@@floob247 the groasis water box has the added advantage, that it´s of paper... Shortly after the tree is old enough to survive by itself, the groasis water box will disintegrate all by itself... Refill when needed, main thought is, that it´s refilled a single time per year...

[@novampires223]

I have seen ponds dug that did not hold water until the silt layer developed enough to seal the bottom. Maybe try to speed this process up by lining the area with straw or hay and letting it rot. I grew up next door to a gravel pit where the pits dug to hold the rock washing water actually turned into wonderful wildlife ponds, took quite a few years but it's possible. They hold water year round now.😊

[@lecomtedemontecristo8451]

I love your work Andrew, thank you very much

[@makvlogs3679]

you are doing great work not only you are showing people who are trying to save environment actually you are teaching people to save environment through planting and how make ponds

[@TianaMireyaLilliana]

gardenplanbyai AI fixes this (AI Garden Planner). India transforming desert into farmland.

[@squidandchips]

Outstanding! Fantastic to see some positivity and fruitful work!

[@adneyambarad]

Finally, someone who didn't use the yellow filter in our beautiful India

[@sandeepsrinivas7]

This puts in perspective how badly it rains in India. When I visited Europe, although it rains frequently in some places, the amount of rainfall is drastically lower than what most of the places get in India. India really has the extremes of summer, monsoon and winters.

[@Colin-pg2su]

Love this channel. Thank you

[@PeteGA]

We need to invest more in climate resilience and stability.

[@paladintrueknight]

Is there anything that gets more money?

[@TanyaLairdCivil]

@2:19 The guy on the right: "I can't believe I have to listen to this guy explain things we teach to our 5 year olds." 😆

[@aga3852]

That’s the thing too, this is water we are talking about. We literally NEED it. More than anything, to exist.

[@excitedtv]

Wow! This might be the most impressive system yet

[@petersterling5334]

God Bless Andrew Millison for Bringing these Videos he makes far away from his Home in America to Educate people around the World about Water Harvesting in Arid Climates!!

[@arcadiapermaculture974]

Another great project you've found to highlight. Inspiring on so many levels.

[@1jeromeo]

When he comments on the fruit 00:32, he shakes his head like a native 😆🥰

[@nsn5564]

Thank you, Andrew! Love your work as always. So important to cover these stories. Love from India!

[@IndianDownUnder]

Ingenious ancient techniques from my countrymen are adding greenery to the desert region. KUDOS 👏

[@locomotive9000]

I love your videos, man. Can I offer some constructive criticism, though? It might be nice to hear from these people themselves, even via subtitles, instead of always speaking for them and keeping them in the background. Just my 2c, love the channel!

[@amillison]

I hear you and It's something I think a lot about. When I have a good clear English speaker, we do feature them instead of me talking. But the truth is in this KZbin format, viewer retention plummets with any prolonged subtitled sections. We are trying to tell a complex multilayered story in a short time frame to an English and mostly American audience. So I serve as the translator who will summarize sometimes days worth of conversations and tours into concise narration. If we were making long form documentaries it would be a really different situation.

[@AGENT_PR0V0CAT3UR]

@@amillison u wont find english speakers in villages or remote areas u need to to translate and local knowledge can given by a local only the wisdom is lost in translation......

[@HuiChyr]

0:30 Did he just shook his head, Indian style? 😆

[@klausbrinck2137]

As a southern European in Germany, I could easily adopt to that, due to my 4 Indian colleagues (the 2 German colleagues would change/leave every 6 months, making solely short medical Ph.D.´s, while we others, we stayed there for 4 years in a row for biochemical Ph.D.´s)... In southern Europe it´s similar, but far less pronounced, so, one might overlook the similarities, at first glance... It´s only people of Russian or northwestern-European descent, that don´t do it at all, that´s barely half a billion people (if we exclude north America)...

[@faithcarponelli]

He's been doing that naturally for quite a while now. It definitely shows how much he's been around in India.

[@tinotendagaza1043]

😂😂😂😂😂kkkkkk lol yes my guy kkkk lol

[@AGENT_PR0V0CAT3UR]

wats ur style watching american porn and j3rklng off😂😂

[@priyanshsen6278]

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[@gigglesandchaos5443]

Another brilliant and inspiring video. Thank you 🙏

[@binsdesk]

Thanks Andrew for this informative video. There are many ancient techniques which would be worth implementing without causing destruction to our earth. Every part of India has some ingenious scientific methods which are used in daily life.

[@Starseedzisi]

The work they did there is phenomena!