Water Conservation:

Water conservation in Western Rajasthan has been an important agenda of the Trust. The reasons being the scarcity of rains in the area and the tendency of water subsiding below surface levels.

In the past years, average rainfall has been chronically declining leading to water management in the area facing immense threat. The hot climatic conditions added up to this crisis. In addition to all these, the available water in the area has become useless as fluoride level in the water was above healthy levels, causing lots of health hazards to the denizens.

The Trust has come into the picture realizing that the problem is with the poor water retention tendencies of the earth. So the objective looked pretty clear; look for ways to encourage water reservation to restrict the underwater from flowing out of the area.

The Trust took initiative and completed major water retention projects including Shithola and Rellainadi. These projects found success in full extent and today, the region is almost cured of water shortage to the surprise of many. The Trust has implemented Base Flow Blockers and Surface Barriers in different rivers in different regions, so that water retention can be achieved to a good extent. Anicuts and Check Dams have been made interlinking rivers and dams. Large ponds (Talabs) in Mokhampura, Sewali, Jhabola, Khimel, Bhorla and Dhan have been dug further to increase their water holding capacity. More wells and tanks have been offered to the villagers. Through these projects, the water retention has been improved in the area to the great comfort of the villagers.

The irrigation department as well as the Public Health Engineering Department of Rajasthan Government surveyed the results of the projects operated by the Trust and submitted their findings to the administration stating that the underground water table is increasing in mass area which is solving the drinking water problems and bringing down the water florid percentage.

In addition to the amplified water conservation, the benefits of these projects come out in more ways. For instance, the irrigated area has become more fertile and has boosted farming to a zealous level. Rabi crops grow more now, even during average rainfall. Another major boost is in the employment sector as the number of projects increased, irrigation and farming rejuvenated providing more employment opportunities to the dwellers. Unfortunately, a good number of them have already migrated to the cities because of unemployment.