Rain fall

toIt is evident however that in country having only a seasonal rain fall an immense quantity of rain water must necassarily run off the ground.The collectioandutilizatioofthiswateris,therfore ,of vital importance.Much of it flows down in to the streams and riverse andultimately finds its way the sea.Increadible large quantities of the percious fluid are thus lost to the country .The harnessing of our rivers, the waters of which now mostly run in to waste ,is a great national problem which must be considered and dealt with on national lines.Vast areas of land which at present are mere scrub jungle could be turned in to fertile and prosperous country by courages and well-planned action.Closely connected with the conservation of water supplies is the problem of afforestation.The systamatic planting of suitable trees in every possible or even in impossible areas,and the jungle(forest) is one of the most urgent needs of India.Such plantation would directly and indirectly prove a source of untold wealth to the country.They would check soil erosion and conserve the rain fall of the country from flowing away to waste,and would provide the necessary supplies of cheap fuel,and thus render unnecessary the wasteful conversion of farmyard manure in to a form of fuel.