Water conservation people’s way: Korea’s ‘5% Model’ turns scarcity into security
Through the Aawa Paani Jhoki movement, farmers set aside a small portion of their agricultural land to construct recharge ponds and terraced pits.
Through the Aawa Paani Jhoki movement, farmers set aside a small portion of their agricultural land to construct recharge ponds and terraced pits.
The year 2024 saw the total annual groundwater recharge experiencing a significant increase of 15 BCM (billion cubic meters), while extraction decreased by 3 BCM compared to the 2017 assessment.
The Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation is implementing RRR of water bodies under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with main objectives as comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies, thereby, increasing tank storage capacity, improvement of catchment areas of tank command etc, he said.
The South Korea-based Green Climate Fund will provide $34.36 million) to the state government as financial assistance through NABARD.
