The community was educated, their trust gained, and constant support provided to them

Reducing its use in agriculture is the most effective way of solving India’s water problem.

Farm ponds aid in superior water control through the harvesting of rainfall, surface run-off and subsurface flows.

We need to promote a decentralised approach, with a key focus on water conservation, source sustainability, storage and reuse wherever possible.

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."

When every village captures all the run-off resulting from the rain falling over its entire land can every village have enough water.

The capital cost of building an eco-friendly house is 10 per cent lower. It also reduces the overall carbon footprint and water wastage.

Jal Sahelis across 200 villages in U.P., M.P. are reviving water harvesting structures and traditional water bodies through community participation.