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Integrated and sustainable rural water management for improving water quality in Mewat - Haryana

This paper published by the Sehgal Foundation presents a case study on integrated water management in village Ghaghas1, Haryana, which demonstrated the ways in which ground water could be managed innovatively and demonstrated that when the community participated and had to contribute financially, there was pressure to innovate. Experience in Ghagas village found that the initiative was taken further by a few progressive villagers who were willing to try out new things and they subsequently became role models for others.Read More

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Mewat, HR, India
Latitude: 28.123498, Longitude: 77.033418

Sustainable rural water management - A replicable case study by The Sehgal Foundation

This paper touches on key elements of sustainability pertaining to rural water management, but with greater focus on improving technical sustainability of the infrastructure, through innovations.Read More

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Gurgaon, HR, India
Latitude: 28.461372, Longitude: 76.964306

Harvesting Water Harnessing Life: A Case Study of Kotla Village in Mewat, Rajasthan

HARVESTING WATER HARNESSING LIFE
A Case Study of Kotla Village in Mewat

MEWAT: STATISTICS AT A GLANCERead More

People Meo Tribals
Geographical Location Foothills of Aravalis
Average rainfall 336mm-500mm
Occupation of villagers
a) Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
b) Others
58%
42%
Cultivated area 80%
Irrigated area 44%
Source of water for irrigation Ground water- 95%
Water Quality Mostly brackish
Ground water depletion rate Over 25cms a year

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Mewat, RJ, India
Latitude: 28.123498, Longitude: 77.033418

Watershed interventions in Kotla village, Rajasthan

Read a case study of good watershed interventions by the Sehgal Foundation that has helped improve the water situation in Kotla village in Mewat, Rajasthan.Read More

Location

Mewat, RJ, India
Latitude: 28.123498, Longitude: 77.033418

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Sustainable rural water management: A replicable case study in Mewat region of Haryana by The Sehgal Foundation

This paper by The Sehgal Foundation touches on key elements of sustainability pertaining to rural water management, but with greater focus on improving technical sustainability of the infrastructure, through innovations. Often the failure of water management structures is due to lack of design for silt management. Three important water management structures which cause high impact in a typical Indian village are check dams, recharging wells and soak pits.Read More

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Gurgaon, HR, India
Latitude: 28.461372, Longitude: 76.964306

Harvesting Water Harnessing Life

Read a case study of good watershed interventions by the Sehgal Foundation that has helped improve the water situation in Kotla village in Mewat, Rajasthan.

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Location

Mewat, RJ, India
Latitude: 28.123498, Longitude: 77.033418

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