On World Water Day, India Water Portal organized various events across Bangalore in partnership with The Alternative. The goal was to get citizens to understand the gravity of the water situation in the city and ponder the different measures they could take to help manage this problem. IWP volunteer Sucheta Ramprakash attended one such event at the BWSSB's Rainwater Harvesting Park in Jaynagar, Bangalore. The experience left such a mark on her that she decided to take her colleagues at PVH Corporation on a similar guided tour.

The group was shown different rainwater harvesting installations and devices along with explanations on how they worked. BWSSB personnel also told them how to recharge groundwater and how to implement rainwater harvesting in homes. The session ended with the group watching a film on Bangalore’s water supply system.

Below are some pictures from the event.

Sucheta addresses the audience

BWSSB representative addresses the audience

BWSSB representative addresses the audience

Audience listens to the presentation

Attendees take a guided tour of the park and learn about different rainwater harvesting installations and devices

BWSSB engineers explain how the devices work at the park

How groundwater can be recharged with simple, small solutions

BWSSB engineers explain the concept of rainwater harvesting to citizens of Bangalore

PVH Corp employees watch a film on Bangalore's water supply at the park

Sucheta has become a water ambassador in her own right, because of her volunteering with India Water Portal. Thank you, Sucheta for for your effort in spreading awareness within your community on the importance of saving water.