How have others solved their issues of water in agriculture, managed their wastewater, developed their watersheds successfully, built innovative models for sanitation, etc.? The case studies are an insight into learning from others' experiences without having to reinvent the wheel.
	Author Sunderajan Krishnan argues that the apparent duality between formal science and one based on traditional wisdom and observations is an illusion and decision making on groundwater management has a lot to gain from traditional knowledge sources.
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	In the absence of groundwater instrumentation networks in India, the knowledge of local well drillers about the location, quality, etc of groundwater aquifers is invaluable. In the present study, authors Sunderrajan Krishnan et al, analyze the knowledge of the well drillers and verify it with scientific data.
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	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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	The National Water Award and Bhoomijal Samwardhan Puraskar Awards were given at this conference. The National Water Award went to the Panchayat of Hiware Bazaar in Maharashtra.
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	14 organisations were selected across the country for the Bhoomijal Samvardhan Puraskars.
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	Excessive draft of groundwater compounded with a severe drought led to a reactive response in people of Saurashtra who decided to divert rainwater into their wells in a bid to "capture" the rainwater which was "running off".
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	A replicable case study of Sustainable Rural Water Management in Mewat region of Haryana
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	In a small village of Mogali Chetla Tanda in Andhra Pradesh, the community took control of managing ground water through introducing a system of social regulations. This practice led to a complete transformation of the livelihood profiles of households and stopped distress migration altogether
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	Study of Pondhe Watershed Area, Purandar taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra Based on Rapid Hydrogeological Mapping through Field Studies
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	Successfully reviving an open well in Padiabadmal village in Orissa, that had been neglected for two decades -- a story from NGO MASS
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	A case study from the World Bank on using recharge structures to secure groundwater for domestic purposes in the dry season in Tamil Nadu
	http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWRD/Resources/GWMATE_English_CP_11.pdf
	With water run-off patterns in his area disturbed by the Forest Department's plantations, more bore wells being sunk, and pumping of groundwater turning multifold, a Karnataka farmer decided to build his own network for recharging ground water.
	http://www.indiatogether.org/2007/nov/env-adehalla.htm
	A far-sighted educational trust is reaping the benefit of digging recharge wells long before the need for them. While its own decision is a lesson in conservation, the institution is also going further, imbibing ecological concerns into the students too.
	http://www.indiatogether.org/2007/dec/env-recharge.htm
	A effort supported by FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation) using a farmer field schools to promote hands-on learning on topics like hydrological measurements, water recharge, water availability etc.
	http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/focus/2007/1000521/article_1000525en.html
	APFAMGS works to empowering people to develop their own water resources. The revised national water policy supports this approach. This project is not only in tune with the revised national water policy but also addresses the need for trend reversal in the water management.
	http://www.apfamgs.org