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