Once known as the land of magic, India amazed the west with the trick of the bottomless

Despite numerous schemes, financial allocations and election time promises, drinking water is still a scarce commodity. Public participation in most government projects is missing, and planners do not seem to look beyond today s requirement

Solutions do not come easy. However, there are ways to avoid a bigger crisis: give water back to the people and rediscover the water harvesting traditions

It has been 45 years since the first