Catch the Rain - Program
National Water Mission’s (NWM) campaign “Catch The Rain” with the tagline “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls” is to nudge the states and stake-holders to create appropriate Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWHS) suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata before monsoon.
Following are some of the interventions under this to be taken up with the active participation of people
- Renovation of Traditional and other Water Bodies/ Tanks/ Step-wells/ Baolis.
- Reuse and recharge structures.
- Watershed Development
- Revival of wetlands and protection of flood-banks.
- Protection of water catchment area
- Spring-Shed development
- Enumerating, geo-tagging & making inventory of all water bodies
- Development of Scientific District Water Conservation Plan.
- Rejuvenation of River/ Rivulets.
- Setting up of the Jal Shakti Kendra in all districts.
- Intensive Afforestation.
- Awareness generation.
WATER CONSERVATION AND
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
Works No(s): 8,51,071
*Ongoing No(s): 3,19,008
*Expenditure (in Lakhs): 7,27,423
RENOVATION OF TRADITIONAL
WATER BODIES
Works No(s): 1,50,275
*Ongoing No(s): 1,06,885
*Expenditure (in Lakhs): 4,05,277
REUSE AND RECHARGE
STRUCTURES
Works No(s): 5,55,602
*Ongoing No(s): 2,86,970
*Expenditure (in Lakhs): 29,597