Shallow Aquifer Management in Selected AMRUT Cities
Ongoing
The overarching objective of this pilot project is to create an enabling environment for mainstreaming shallow aquifer management in a city’s water management strategy. It focuses on interventions aimed towards developing water secure cities through the restoration of the shallow (unconfined / phreatic) aquifers which have stood the test of time in India’s long-standing water history.
The project has two components. First, to enhance the practical and action-oriented knowledge of city stakeholders on managing shallow aquifers in a scientific manner. Second, to demonstrate the use of recharge wells as one of the means for shallow aquifer management.
Highlights / Unique Features
Ten AMRUT cities are included in the project. These are Bengaluru, Chennai, Dhanbad, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Rajkot, Thane and Pune.
Ten local organizations are involved in the project. These are ACWADAM, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Arid Communications and Technologies, Biome Environmental Trust, Centre for Development Studies, Megh Pyne Abhiyaan, People’s Science Institute; Rain Centre, Rainwater Project and Prasari
