| Anupam Mishra |
| Water harvesting does not mean collecting water on the terrace or at the back of the house. The idea is to let rainwater run-off recharge the groundwater reserves. |
Director, Environment Cell, Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi A Gandhian and an environmental activist, Anupam Mishra is among the most knowledgeable persons in India on traditional water harvesting systems. He has travelled to various part of the country, especially Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, visiting various water harvesting systems managed by people. He has also interacted with grassroot-level water harvesters, inspired and supported them and helped them in their traditional water harvesting systems campaign. He has written two books on traditional tank management in India and various traditional water harvesting systems in Rajasthan titled Aaj bhi khare hai talab and Rajasthan ki rajat boonde. Mishra continues to travel to different parts of the country, while keeping in touch with grassroot-level water harvesters and NGOs and inspiring them. The mission of the Gandhi Peace Foundation is to promote the environmental activities of rural development agencies; to prepare survey reports on distressed areas and place them before concerned authorities; to disseminate environmental information through the publication of up-to-date reports on environmental issues; to organise workshops and seminars for environmental experts, policy makers, individuals and organisations engaged in environmental issues. Books published Aaj bhi khare hai talab (published in 1993) and Rajasthan ki rajat boonde (published in 1995; translated in English and French; currently being translated into 14 Indian languages by National Book Trust, India); highlight traditional tank management in India and various traditional water-harvesting systems in Rajasthan. Both have a printrun of over few lakh copies. |
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