Time to rewire water equity
Hindustan TimesIndia may be a bright spot in the world economy, but access to water continues to be skewed in favour of the economically well-off. Moreover, water scarcity in India could lead to a significant reduction in food supply, leaving 50% of the Indian population vulnerable to hunger due to water and heat stress. There are programmes being implemented across India like those of the Watershed Organisation Trust which has a unique initiative called water budgeting to ensure optimal, rightful and efficient consumption of water. Jal Bhagirathi Foundation also has been doing pioneering work in the Thar dessert amongst the most vulnerable and water stressed communities in India to address the acute drinking water shortage and fragile water ecosystem in the area by reviving traditional water harvesting structures, and focused projects on gender mainstreaming, WASH, poverty reduction. At Godrej, we are a water positive company and we support and run watershed management projects across four locations in India in association with National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development.
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