If we want to change the world, we have to start with our own selves. This is the mantra with which I started initiating efforts to conserve water in my city—Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. 
I was studying in 9th standard and had been observing students of my school - both seniors and juniors - wasting water while filling their bottles or washing their hands during recess.
On several occasions, I asked them to be careful of their actions and to keep a check on the wastage. I was, however, threatened and brushed aside by many who said that if it bothered me, perhaps I should stand near the tap and shut it.
This was the moment when I decided that awareness regarding water scarcity had to be inculcated at the school level. Although I started visiting classes to engage students on the misuse of water, it was a rough start. Alone.
So I formed a group called the 'Environment Club' with some of my friends and classmates. Once we started with water conservation, a host of other environmental issues came to our notice such as unsustainable lifestyle, plastic pollution and impacts of climate change.
After high school, we decided to expand the outreach and engage the community. Arranging funds for buying saplings has been difficult. We decided to save and pool our pocket money to fund the initiatives and it has remained the same for the past six years.
'Bin Pani Sab Soon', 'Plastic Se Jung', 'Rakhsasutra' to protect trees in the vicinity are some of the campaigns conducted by us.
On January 24, 2021, we kickstarted the 'Paani Ki Baat' campaign to spread awareness on water conservation techniques to as many as 50 villages in the state.
We are setting up 'Jal Chaupals' to initiate a dialogue on the depleting water bodies in and around their locality.
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