The effort has helped about 1,500 people access clean water from the freshly rejuvenated ponds and lakes

1200 people created hundreds of recharge wells and boulder checks - nearly all workers were women.

Clean catchments such as rooftops, roads and storm drains could be used to harvest a substantial volume of the city's rainfall.

"We must build the governance and institutional capabilities for an integrated urban water management system. The rest will follow."

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

Trivedi, who initiated Re-Store, hopes to take the message of re-use, exchange, rent, repair, as opposed to buying new, to many more people.

Addressing forests-water-people-climate links wisely, comprehensively and expeditiously is crucial to our long-term wellbeing, if not survival.

Through notifying 100 wetlands as “priority wetlands”, the state’s choking urban wetlands may finally breathe.

Capture rain water, thus freeing arable land from waterlogging while recharging groundwater to use for irrigation during the lean season.