From a certain perspective I feel the same way about present day India. Half the food supply is eaten by rodents. Religious ideas cause the main river to be inf

From a certain perspective I feel the same way about present day India. Half the food supply is eaten by rodents. Religious ideas cause the main river to be infectious. But I have hope that they will actually do something different than the West. Centralized water supplies require a lot of money and upkeep. They lose water to evaporation. Central sewers and water are nice, but can lead to safety issues if the water pressure drops. I would like to see India expand modern waste management ideas like composting toilets and local water collection. Depending on where the city is located a combination of ground water and rain water could provide 70-80% of the water needs. Recycling of potable to non-potable water could help stretch that even more. To me India feels rather Confederate in its organization. I wonder if that would allow regional governors more autonomy to experiment with new ideas and techniques.