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From Bengaluru to Delhi, water shortages are India's bane. But eco friendly solutions do exists, as this town proves!

Even after changing houses and localities, the water situation did not improve, and Kalpana soon realised that the only way to resolve this, at least on a household level, was to start conserving water.

In a path-breaking move that could be adopted across urban lakes in the country, Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and Khar Energy Optimisers converted water hyacinth from the Kapra Lake into organic manure for farming.

Once a deserted swamp with murky water, the lake has now been restored to its full glory with a variety of local and migratory birds, various fish species and reptiles, medicinal plants and fruit-bearing trees gracing its ecosystem.

15 special immersion tanks built across Hyderabad will help reduce the pollution of lakes during Ganesh Chathurthi and other festivals

The 1,561 water bodies likely to be revived are completely or partly dried up, and most of them are no longer in use.

The goal is to ensure that every single water body in and around Bengaluru city is accounted for and can thus be conserved.

Sometimes, in order to bring about change effectively, the common citizen must taken matter into their own hands. Such a citizen from Salem in Tamil Nadu is working tirelessly to restore the region’s various lakes to their natural splendour, despite many hurdles.

A 20-year-old law student filed a case against the state of Madhya Pradesh for desecration of water bodies and colonization of dry lakes in Shivpuri. He fought the case himself over the period of a year, while juggling his studies and internships. And came out victorious!

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