THE STOCKS AND FLOWS IN VARANASI
FC-01x Future Cities (1st Run) - Exercise 2: "Stocks and Flows"
Uploaded on 2014-12-10 by SaloniChawla
1. **RIVER GANGA** River Ganga is the lifeline of Varanasi fulfilling all the economic, household, social, cultural and religious needs of the city. Its is considered as goddess and worshipped. The river fulfils the water requirements of the city and is also used for recreational purposes. The whole city is settled around its banks. It clearly is the biggest **STOCK** of the city. 2. ****** ****TOURISTS** The tourists and pilgrims come to Varanasi all the year and it is a famous religious and cultural destination of India. Not only from different states, but it attracts the tourists from all over the world. Since the tourists keep coming and leaving the city, they form an important **FLOW** in the city**. 3. **I.T. B.H.U**. I.T. B.H.U. is one of the most popular universities in the country. It has a huge source of knowledge in the form of different departments of academics, libraries, faculties and other resources. It has been imparting education degrees since years and is the biggest source of knowledge in the city hence being a **STOCK**.*** 4. **STUDENTS OF I.T. B.H.U.** These students come from different parts of the world for attaining knowledge and degrees and leave the city after completing their education thus forming an important **FLOW** of the city. 5. **SKILLED ARTISANS AND WEAVERS** These weavers produce the famous banarasi sarees and has been doing it since years inheriting this skill from their forefathers and continuing the legacy. The banarasi saree forms an important source of economy of the city and thus these weavers are undoubtedly the **STOCK**. ][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14182018292351259.jpg