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Water & Natural Resources

Bringing water back to dry streams, wells and farm ponds, with village participation.

NETRAVAN and villages of Umred taluka

Most farms here depend on rain. Together with villagers and forest staff, NiViM slows the rainwater down so it soaks into the ground: small stone check dams across streams, deeper nalas, recharged wells and farm ponds. The same water serves crops, cattle and wildlife.

What we do

  1. Build stone-and-wire check dams (gabion bandharas) and cement check dams to hold rainwater in streams.
  2. Recharge wells and tube wells, and dig farm ponds with farmers.
  3. Fill water holes for wildlife in summer, through shramdan (voluntary village labour) with forest staff.
  4. Lead the "Chala Januya Nadila" (Let's Know Our River) campaign to save the Aam river.
  5. Run clean-festival and waste campaigns in Nagpur city since 1997.

For CSR teams: fits Schedule VII (iv) environment and saving natural resources of the Companies Act, 2013.

Building a stone check dam (gabion bandhara) by hand.
Building a stone check dam (gabion bandhara) by hand.

On the ground

  • 15 lakh litresof rainwater held by 2 stone check dams after the first rainFY 2020-21
  • 22villages on the Aam river joined the river campaignFY 2023-24
  • 2cement check dams that kept a forest stream flowing till AprilFY 2021-22
  • 1997clean-festival campaign began in NagpurSince

Figures from NiViM's annual activity reports. See the reports.

A water hole in summer, before and after

In the summer heat, a forest water hole runs dry.Before
In the summer heat, a forest water hole runs dry.
The NiViM team fills it, so wild animals can drink.After
The NiViM team fills it, so wild animals can drink.

From the field

A check dam holding water in a forest stream.
Fig. 2A check dam holding water in a forest stream.
A stream running full after the monsoon.
Fig. 3A stream running full after the monsoon.
Langurs at a water point kept filled by our team in summer.
Fig. 4Langurs at a water point kept filled by our team in summer.
Deer at a water hole near NETRAVAN.
Fig. 5Deer at a water hole near NETRAVAN.
Cattle drinking at a water hole near NETRAVAN.
Fig. 6Cattle drinking at a water hole near NETRAVAN.
Villagers clean a forest stream by shramdan, so wildlife has water in summer.
Fig. 7Villagers clean a forest stream by shramdan, so wildlife has water in summer.
A water hole for wildlife and cattle near Davha.
Fig. 8A water hole for wildlife and cattle near Davha.

Fund water & natural resources work around Umred.

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