What if a road could drink a flood? What if a single monsoon could end a 12-year drought?
These aren't just ideas—they are real, scalable solutions fixing India's water crisis right now.
This is The Water Warrior Blueprint: your inside look at the innovators and community leaders who are tackling our most urgent national threat and building a water-secure future for all.
This video is a part of The Better India Showcase 2025, India's largest celebration of changemakers that championed the people and blueprints building a better India.
IN THIS VIDEO, WE BREAK DOWN THE BLUEPRINT:
The Intro - The Road That Drinks 50 Million Litres
The Reality Check - India's Monsoon Paradox & The 2030 Crisis
The Urban Blueprint - R.R. Sivaraam's "Sponge Road" EcoBlocs
The Rural Blueprint - Amla Ruia's 350 Check Dams & The Revived Villages of Rajasthan
The Community Blueprint - Ramveer Tanwar's "Pond Man" Movement
The Rooftop Blueprint - Ganesh Shanbhag's Plug-and-Play Rainwater Harvesting
The Heritage Blueprint - Kalpana Ramesh & The Lost Stepwells of Hyderabad
The Energy Blueprint - Avani Mohan Singh's Solar-Powered Villages in Bundelkhand
The Secret Sauce - Decentralized, Distributed & Community-First
Your Role - How You Can Be Part of the Water Revolution
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Credits:
Production Manager - Manabi Katoch
Produced By - Kiran Govindavajhula
Script By - Sanchari Pal
Edit By - Shridhar Agarkar
Anchor & VO: Ridhi Shah
Cinematographer- Siddhant & Shiva
Music Credits -
Title: This Is What We're Here For (feat. Yumz Awkword) (Instrumental)
Artist: Baegod
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Title: Karunam
Artist: Satish Raghunathan
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Title: Earth (Instrumental)
Artist: Sugartapes
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Title: Vaishnav Jan (Instrumental)
Artist: stereogully
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Inspiring Innovation : Music Vine : S747626-12865
Move The Earth (instrumental) by Stephen Keech
Raindrops (instrumental) by Moments
Raindrops Fall On Freckled Faces (instrumental) by BENSON
Self Lit (instrumental) by Shane Becker
Watermark (instrumental) by Stephen Keech
Arctic Night (instrumental) by Sounds Like Sander
Bridal Bouquet (instrumental) by Cody Martin
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