Catch The Rain
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ campaign on March 22, 2021, on the occasion of World Water Day for conserving water. Now this National Water Mission’s (NWM) campaign “Catch the Rain” with the slogan “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls” is implementing across the country, in both rural and urban areas to encourage the states and stakeholders to build appropriate Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWHS) suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata. The focused interventions of the campaign include water conservation and rainwater harvesting, enumerating, geo-tagging & making inventory of all water bodies, preparation of scientific plans for water conservation based on it , setting up of Jal Shakti Kendras in all districts, intensive afforestation and , awareness generation with the active participation of people.
For More Details : https://nwm.gov.in/catchtherain
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People's Corner
Citizen's Voice
The Government of India's "Catch the Rain" program calls for the installation of rainwater harvesting structures which makes the town sustainable in terms of water conservation and can assist the authorities in maintaining the lake level throughout the year. 
Executive Director, CEDAR, Dehradun
The Government of India's "Catch the Rain" program calls for the installation of rainwater harvesting structures which makes the town sustainable in terms of water conservation and can assist the authorities in maintaining the lake level throughout the year.
Executive Director, CEDAR, Dehradun
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Expert Voice
The Government of India's "Catch the Rain" program calls for the installation of rainwater harvesting structures which makes the town sustainable in terms of water conservation and can assist the authorities in maintaining the lake level throughout the year.
The Government of India's "Catch the Rain" program calls for the installation of rainwater harvesting structures which makes the town sustainable in terms of water conservation and can assist the authorities in maintaining the lake level throughout the year.
Sukhatal which is also considered as the most important recharge source of Naini lake, has a highly diverse function, including filtering sediments to provide clean water and controlling floods. But if plastered with non-porous material like concrete, it will stop acting as a sponge, and all its functions will destroy. Altering a wetland doesn’t necessarily mean improvement.
Citizens Voice
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Experts Voice
Dr. Vishal Singh
Executive Director, CEDAR, Dehradun
In the case of Nainital town, as far as exposure, sensitivity and adaptability towards water changing climatic scenario is concerned, 4 out of 15 municipal wards of the town fall under the category, ‘highly vulnerable zone’.
Dr. Rajiv Pandey
Division, (FRI), Dehradun
Sukhatal which is also considered as the most important recharge source of Naini lake, has a highly diverse function, including filtering sediments to provide clean water and controlling floods. But if plastered with non-porous material like concrete, it will stop acting as a sponge, and all its functions will destroy. Altering a wetland doesn’t necessarily mean improvement.
Dr. Anvita Pandey
Coordinator, Fellow, CEDAR, Dehradun
