On Israel’s techniques of water management…

The standard of life has increased, and, therefore, demand for water has increased. In the past 10 years we in Israel have managed to cope and deal with the situation. More than half the water supply for all uses is manmade water, and not natural water, including potable water. We first cut down demand in households. We carried out sustained media campaigns, installed special devices on taps, showers, toilet tanks to conserve water. Through a concerted effort we managed to reduce domestic use in households by 18 per cent, which in absolute terms is a lot of water. We reduced leakages from pipes.Mr Uri Schor We recycled sewage water from agriculture and provided good recycled water. We did desalination from sea and brackish water. We did face difficulties, people used to ask how by cutting down on their shower time they could save Israel’s water. But when you do so and cut down your shower time by 2 minutes, it saves 40 to 60 litres of water. If you double it, then the results are even better. When everyone starts doing it, the impact is significant and large. We quantified our saving of water, and put a cost to this conservation. Plenty of education and campaigning was required for this, but we did it. By saving 18 percent water, we were saving the cost of running two desalination plants, and it is a significant amount of money.

On the revolutionary water out of air technique…

Yes, we are doing this by creating a drop in the cloud earlier than it is expected. And unlike electricity, water can be stored. We use chemicals for rains. We will be helping India in this matter as far as we can.