As part of the one-week campaign, volunteers will be conducting house visits and spreading the green message.

"... the villagers also started taking care of the jungle around it to strengthen the springs in the hills who had been depleted,”

Videos on initiatives of an Alternative nature

Short videos by community members on alternative initiatives that attempt to integrate ecological sustainability, economic democracy, social justice, cultural diversity and democratic governance.

The simpler systems under the well-recharging programme can be installed with around Rs. 5,000, and there is government support of varying degrees for different sections of the society.

With committed citizen groups working with the local government it is possible to preserve heritage and be water sufficient.

Ecologically safe engineering marvels of water conservation have existed in India for nearly 1,500 years, including bawaris

300 villages of four talukas in the coastal area of Gujarat are involved in an aquifer management project for the past four years.

Chandradev understands that even a small parcel of land can be a resource if managed well.