In the last year, we profiled 12 #waterwarriors who are fighting for a water-secure #India.
1. S.Vishwanath (@zenrainman)
A water activist and urban planner who has developed over 100,000 recharge wells across #Bangalore as part of his #AMillionWells Project.
#SaveEveryDrop
1. S.Vishwanath (@zenrainman)
A water activist and urban planner who has developed over 100,000 recharge wells across #Bangalore as part of his #AMillionWells Project.
#SaveEveryDrop
2. Veena Srinivasan (@veenas_water)
The Director of @csei_org at @atree_org, her research has given us perspective on how human activities have a profound impact on water stress and has highlighted the methodological issues with our groundwater analysis.
#SaveEveryDrop
The Director of @csei_org at @atree_org, her research has given us perspective on how human activities have a profound impact on water stress and has highlighted the methodological issues with our groundwater analysis.
#SaveEveryDrop
3.Aabid Surti
The octogenarian is a national-award-winning author, artist & environmentalist. Through his Drop Dead Foundation, Surti visits housing colonies in #Mumbai with a plumber in tow to fix leaking taps – a service he has been doing for free for 15 years.
#SaveEveryDrop
The octogenarian is a national-award-winning author, artist & environmentalist. Through his Drop Dead Foundation, Surti visits housing colonies in #Mumbai with a plumber in tow to fix leaking taps – a service he has been doing for free for 15 years.
#SaveEveryDrop
4. Amla Ruia
Popularly known as the Paani Maata of #India, she is the founder of the Aakar Charitable Trust (ACT) which has been actively involved in implementing #rural #water security.
#SaveEveryDrop
Popularly known as the Paani Maata of #India, she is the founder of the Aakar Charitable Trust (ACT) which has been actively involved in implementing #rural #water security.
#SaveEveryDrop
4. Kalpana Ramesh (@kalpana_designs)
A designer and architect-turned-water conservationist, she leads Water Initiatives for @SAHE_Hyd, a #Hyderabad-based #NGO, where she has been instrumental in #conservation projects like ‘Save 10K Bores’.
#SaveEveryDrop
A designer and architect-turned-water conservationist, she leads Water Initiatives for @SAHE_Hyd, a #Hyderabad-based #NGO, where she has been instrumental in #conservation projects like ‘Save 10K Bores’.
#SaveEveryDrop
5. K.J.Joy
An #activist and a #researcher, he is the founding member of SOPPECOM, which through the introduction of Participatory Irrigation Management has brought relief to farmers in the states of #Maharashtra, #Gujarat and #MadhyaPradesh.
#SaveEveryDrop
An #activist and a #researcher, he is the founding member of SOPPECOM, which through the introduction of Participatory Irrigation Management has brought relief to farmers in the states of #Maharashtra, #Gujarat and #MadhyaPradesh.
#SaveEveryDrop
6. Rajendra Singh (@watermanofindia)
He is the founder of Tarun Bharat Sangh (@SanghTarun), an #NGO which employs the johad or percolation pond method to bring #water security to more than 1200 villages across 15 districts in #Rajasthan.
#SaveEveryDrop
He is the founder of Tarun Bharat Sangh (@SanghTarun), an #NGO which employs the johad or percolation pond method to bring #water security to more than 1200 villages across 15 districts in #Rajasthan.
#SaveEveryDrop
7. Shishir Rao (@ShishRao)
An engineer-turned-ecologist, Rao's research focuses on the eco-hydrology of #rivers in the Western Ghats. His work reveals how #green and #clean #energy sources cause significant harm to residents and wildlife of the region.
#SaveEveryDrop
An engineer-turned-ecologist, Rao's research focuses on the eco-hydrology of #rivers in the Western Ghats. His work reveals how #green and #clean #energy sources cause significant harm to residents and wildlife of the region.
#SaveEveryDrop
8. Parineeta Dandekar (@Parineeta_River)
The Associate Coordinator for SANDRP (@Indian_Rivers), she has been the voice of reason for river-related projects and has given us an understanding of how dam water storage and release should be better monitored.
#SaveEveryDrop
The Associate Coordinator for SANDRP (@Indian_Rivers), she has been the voice of reason for river-related projects and has given us an understanding of how dam water storage and release should be better monitored.
#SaveEveryDrop
9. Ajay Mittal (@ajaymittal033)
A #climate #activist and conservationist, he is the co-founder of Active Citizens Together For Sustainability. He is working to create cleaner urban #rivers and engages with farmers to implement #water #conservation techniques.
#SaveEveryDrop
A #climate #activist and conservationist, he is the co-founder of Active Citizens Together For Sustainability. He is working to create cleaner urban #rivers and engages with farmers to implement #water #conservation techniques.
#SaveEveryDrop
10. Nachiket Kelkar
An ecologist who studies riverine capture #fisheries and Ganges River Dolphins in #Bihar, his work has added the human element to #conservation and the #wildlife element to our awareness about water-related issues.
#SaveEveryDrop
An ecologist who studies riverine capture #fisheries and Ganges River Dolphins in #Bihar, his work has added the human element to #conservation and the #wildlife element to our awareness about water-related issues.
#SaveEveryDrop
12. Aditi Mukherji (@aditimukherji)
A Research Group Leader at @IWMI_, her work highlights how our #water policies impact our #agriculture and vice versa. She called attention to the impact of retreating glaciers and glacier-fed rivers on #mountain springs.
#SaveEveryDrop
A Research Group Leader at @IWMI_, her work highlights how our #water policies impact our #agriculture and vice versa. She called attention to the impact of retreating glaciers and glacier-fed rivers on #mountain springs.
#SaveEveryDrop
Beyond talking about the problem, the series discusses accessible solutions that citizens can equally participate in and make a difference at the community, state or country-level.
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