Chennai Water Crisis

Chennai is suffering the worst water crisis in its history. Meanwhile, in other cities, it's business as usual. 

Erotic Shower with an Environmentalist

Speaking from personal experience. About the impending water crisis in Delhi, I mean! The comic appears in my Gocomics page today.

Little Things that Piss Environmentalists Off

A World Environment Day special comic from my column with Saevus magazine this month. Prints of the poster are available on my webstore here. For prints within India, write to me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com.

Captain Sustaino's Green Tips for Office Goers

Be the hero that your office deserves...and the one that your office needs! Here are some green tips that'll get you there, by Captain Sustaino- the greenest man on Earth!

And the compilation is available as an A3 poster that you could put up on your office desk and remind yourself and your colleagues how easy it really is to do your bit (anyone can drink from the coffee machine!) and begin a sustainabiity movement at work! Mail me at rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com to order your prints. (We must print as little as possible, I know, I know, but Captain Sustaino's got to make a living here!)

For orders outside of India, click here to buy this poster from my Redbubble store.

(First published in Sustainuance in 2013)

Rainwater Harvesting- World Water Day

Woodpeckers and rainwater harvesting! Woodpeckers locate their nests at angles such that the nest faces away from the direction of the rain and is hence naturally water-proofed. But if one does make up his mind to harvest rainwater, it'd be as easy as this for him!

Catch this cartoon in The Hindu's BL-ink today. Happy World Water Day!

Water conservation

Published in the June issue of Sustainuance (http://www.sustainuance.com/)

This is something we all come across in every office building, workplace and corporate house. I have never understood why bottled water is regarded as somewhat of a 'status symbol' and treated as a pre-requisite for any conference, meeting or event, in spite of the availability of drinking water otherwise in most office buildings. I also know people who would not address a running faucet simply because it isn't their property! According to a study by the EPA, letting your faucet run for five minutes uses as much energy as running a 60 watt light bulb for fourteen hours! Wouldn't it be wiser to look at water and energy efficiency as a long-term strategy for not only eco-friendliness but also a cost-effective solution; rather than spending needlessly on bottled water for every event your company hosts?

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

World Wetlands Day

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem. Wetlands themselves are diverse, varying from region to region based on the topography, hydrology, vegetation and climatic factors of the region. Wetlands harbour a myriad of living organisms and it is of little surprise that human subsistence is critically dependent on the good health of wetlands.

The World Wetlands Day is observed on 2nd February each year. Read more about the interdependence of wetlands and living organisms on http://www.ramsar.org

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

The Troubled Tusker

Water pollution during the Ganesh festival has been reaching alarming levels of late. Huge idols made of Plaster of Paris and coloured in toxic chemicals are immersed into both inland water bodies and seas. It doesn't end there; this is usually accompanied with a lot of food, flowers, offal and plastic wastes being dumped into the water. Aquatic life has suffered gravely at the hands of Indian festivals. Although several groups have emerged that practise eco-friendly idol making and immersion, a complete switch must be made from P.O.P to biodegradable materials urgently to prevent further aquatic hazards.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India License.

Soilcoat

Rainwater harvesting is one of the most important measures towards water conservation. It refers to the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. Uses include water for garden, water for livestock, water for irrigation, and indoor heating for houses etc.. It has proved to be advantageous in several ways. First of all, it makes use of a natural resource and prevents soil erosion and runoff. It also helps avoid contamination of water with chemicals and pesticides. It has proved to be an excellent source of water for irrigation of landscapes, for which one doesn't even need filtration. Home systems are relatively simple to install and help cut the water bill down.

How about some rainwater harvesting on your way to work?

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Cartoons on Water Conservation

Water conservation encompasses the policies, strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource to protect the water environment and to meet current and future human demand. Energy conservation, habitat conservation and sustainability are the three main goals of water conservation policies. A wide variety of solutions have been proposed and implemented ranging from home to community solutions, but a lot still remains to be accomplished considering the amount of water that is wasted everyday.

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.