Water is the driver of Nature.
Leonardo da Vinci
I am told that in a few days the irrigation authorities will stop the flow of water in the canals in our area so that they can be dredged. The dredging operation works just fine: front-end loaders heap piles of rubbish and debris along the side of the canal that are so large in places that they block passage on the subsidiary roads. The problem arises when the dump trucks fail to follow on to collect the dredger's yield. Hence, the piles of rubbish and debris tend to slide back into the canal.
In recent days farmers have been busily flooding their fields before the water ebbs. I'm told they will be without water for a week. Everyone seems to be informed. There is a system in place -- it may not be perfect, but its very existence suggests a semblance of order. This is good.
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