water crisis

Green activist Subhajit Mukherjee advocates for greywater reuse at home, explaining how setting up a filtration tank for just Rs 10,000 can conserve fresh water and alleviate urban water shortages. Here’s everything you need to know.

Armed with dual degrees from IIT Kharagpur, IAS officer Raja Gopal Sunkara used technology innovatively to solve water and power supply challenges in Tamil Nadu's Erode district.

Dr Ujjwal Chavan, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, has run a massive water conservation initiative to rejuvenate the river and improve groundwater tables in several Maharashtra villages, including Dhamangaon, where he is originally from. His efforts have benefited around 30,000 farmers so far.

Maya Mausariya from Ghatgara village in Madhya Pradesh promised to address the issues faced by women. Which she did - including a tap in every household

Harbant Singh from Punjab switched to organic farming to cultivate dragon fruit and sandalwood as they require less water than conventional crops.

“The water quality is very good and affordable at Rs 5 for 20 litres. Even during the COVID-19 lockdown, there was no effect on water availability.”

Called bavkhals, these age-old ponds once nurtured coastal wadis (orchards and farms) but had become filled with waste over the years. Until one man decided to breathe life into them.

“Many a times, we switch on our motor and forget to switch it off. And, by the time we realise that the tank is overflowing, a lot of water gets wasted. This has now been avoided,” says a happy user of this water-saving solution! #LiveGreen #SaveWater

In 1977, 17-year-old Laxman Singh was mocked by his fellow villagers who advised him to help his farmer father instead of wasting his time on the ‘frivolous idea’ of reviving ponds. Today, the village is probably the only one in Rajasthan that is self-sufficient in water!

Additionally, because of the salinity and hardness of the water, annual expenditure on cooking fuel had increased to Rs 4,000, which is now being saved.