A Drop in the Bucket: Varanasi’s Rainwater Harvesting Revolution
Varanasi faced a water crisis with its groundwater depletion. An initiative by IAS officer Himanshu Nagpal addressed this by reviving rivers and promoting rainwater harvesting. Varanasi, the ancient city steeped in history and religion, was facing a modern-day crisis – a depleting groundwater table. Three of its eight development blocks were classified as “dark zones,” …
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