Rajasthan water campaign to promote CSR for groundwater recharge
The Hindu·3h ago·Positivity
What Happened
Rajasthan's Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan, launched in 2024, aims to achieve water self-sufficiency in villages through corporate social responsibility funding. The initiative targets constructing five lakh water harvesting structures across twenty thousand villages. Organizations signed memorandums of understanding for rainwater harvesting, groundwater improvement, water source revival, tree plantation, check dam construction, and water source development.
Key Entities
RajasthanJal Swavalamban AbhiyanCSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)Water harvestingGroundwater recharge20,000 villages5 lakh structures