Chandigarh
Jan. 16, 2021:- Rotary
Chandigarh Shivalik today announced the launch of its Water Harvesting and
Ground Water Recharging project ‘ROTA-RAIN SAVER’ at the Gurudwara Shri
Teg Bahadur Sahib, Sector 34, Chandigarh, the first site chosen for the project.
One of the biggest crisis facing the world, and India, is
of water. In fact,
according to a global report (World Resources Institute), India is one of 17
countries where availability of water is a major issue. The report ranks nine
Indian states and union territories as having "extremely high" water
stress. Haryana is among the worst hit while Punjab, Chandigarh, Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are
the others.
According to Aneesh Bhanot, President, Rotary
Chandigarh Shivalik, that the government is doing its best to mitigate
this growing crisis but it is important that we citizens also live up to our
responsibility, try to cut down on wastage of water and take steps to enhance groundwater.
Rotary has always been at the forefront of any community activity aimed at improving
lives and creating a better world. Shortage of clean, drinking water impacts
not only us, but our children, the generations to come and the long-term effect
is tremendous. Food supply
is also at risk as areas for wheat and rice cultivation face extreme water
scarcity.
He added that with the
technical guidance and advice of senior scientists with rich experience of many
years of working in water conservation projects, we have launched ROTA-RAIN
SAVER, a water harvesting and ground water recharging project, the first of
which is being implement in the Sector 34 Gurudwara. The cost of this is
estimated to be nearly Rs. 2 lakhs, which is being funded by contributions from
Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik, its Service Society as well as contributions from
its members.
Giving further
details, Manjeet Kaur, Secretary,
Rotary Chandigrah Shivalik said that this project is expected to be completed in a week’s time
and Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik will then hope to implement similar projects at
other locations also, talks for which are underway. We will also be educating
the community on the importance of water harvesting and how they can do it at
their own residence, workplace etc.
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