Awareness activities on water conservation, augmentations and management through participatory approach in telangana state under national hydrology project

As a part of Awareness programme under National Hydrology Project, Ground Water Department, Telangana has organized (23) programmes on the theme “ Ground Water Issues, Management and Augmentation” in 23 districts of Telangana by selecting Over Exploited villages with active involvement of the farmers, schools, colleges, and the community. During the programs the farmers, water users and NGO’s were enlightened on the importance of groundwater, hydrologic cycle, different types of wells, Groundwater estimations (budgeting), categorization of mandals, notified villages, Water quality affects, rainfall recharge practices by means of watershed activities, rainwater harvesting, artificial recharge to groundwater, adoption of Participatory Groundwater management and low cost artificial recharge techniques for Groundwater augmentation.