Conservationists in Chile are freezing rainwater in man-made glaciers on mountain tops to conserve water to be used in the dry months of December to February
Inspired by an initiative created in India, the Nilus project is under development in the summits of the Cajon del Maipo, a mountain range southeast of Chilean capital Santiago."Nilus seeks to help resolve the huge water crisis that we are facing both in Chile and the world," Enrique Gellona, director of the project, told Reuters.
"We are looking for a solution that actually allows us to protect water for a longer time in the mountain range, and then deliver it to communities downstream," he added. The promoters of the project want to develop 50 water storage units, called "stupas", which would be equivalent to 100 million liters of water in solid state.
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