Rajasthan’s Desert Water Harvesting Project Expanded 🏜️💧

🎯 Thematic Focus

• Environment & Sustainability 🌿
• Rural Water Management
• Desert Ecology

✨ Intro

Across the dry stretches of Rajasthan, hope is flowing again — not from rivers, but from human resilience. The Desert Water Harvesting Initiative breathes new life into an ancient landscape thirsty for renewal.

📜 Key Highlights

• Rajasthan Government expanded the Desert Water Harvesting Project on April 28, 2025.
• 500+ new micro-water harvesting structures (like khadins, tanks, nadis) sanctioned across Jaisalmer, Barmer, and Bikaner districts.
• Special focus on reviving traditional water wisdom of Rajputana and integrating modern geospatial mapping for catchment optimization.
• Project linked to UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).
• Collaboration with NGOs like Tarun Bharat Sangh for ground-level mobilization.

📚 GS Paper Mapping

• GS Paper 1 → Geography (Water Resources, Desert Landforms)
• GS Paper 3 → Environment, Water Security, Sustainable Development

🌸 A Thought Spark — by IAS Monk

“Water does not merely quench thirst.
It teaches the desert to dream again.” 🛤️✨