Chandrababu Naidu ia known more for his obsession with technology and computers. Little is known about his watershed mission

He has seen the forests being destroyed since the 1950s. Today, he is trying to unite people to undo the damage. Dase Gaud, 75, has played a vital role in the formation of Hottebetta Vana

Just two years ago, the people of P Yaleru village in Anantapur district had to walk several kilometres to get drinking water. According to 6 Sreenivas, technical director, Rural Development Trust,

"The real things are happening in the villages"

Source: CSE Survey, 1998 Survey sample size: 335 readers, 237 environmentalist

Source: CSE Survey, 1998

Governments and the masses have very rarely worked together successfully in modern India. In Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Digvijay Singh has managed to do that. The state government's watershed management programme in the district of Jhabua has m

NAME Mangilal Rawat
AGE 45
CASTE Bhil
FATHER'S NAME Sur Singh
VILLAGE Ojhad
BLOCK Sondwa
DISTRICT Jhabua

• Some 22 per cent of the districts land area was brought under the Rajiv Gandhi Watershed Development Mission (RGWDM) by April 199& 374 villages have got involved In developing 249