Mission 500 Crore Litre Water Storagea farmers movement in Maharashtra based on the principle of the people, by the people, for the peoplewas showcased as part of the United Nations Water Conference 2023 in New York.
Driven by the idea put the diesel and use the machine for constructing small check Dams and water bodies, the movement was started in 2017 by IRS officer Dr Ujjwalkumar Chavhan in his hometown of Dhamangaon village in Jalgaons Chalisgaon tehsil.
As part of the mission, river deepening and widening is carried out to buid dams and ponds in villages, through peoples participation and planning by the gram sabhas. So far 450 crore liters of water reservoirs and trenches have been created in 80 villages of nine districts, and 30 km of farm roads have been repaired besides plantation of 45,000 trees.
The Indian delegation from The Peoples World Commission on Drought and Flood (PWCDF) established on the occasion of World Water Week 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden, under the Chairmanship of Magsaysay awardee Dr Rajendra Singh attended the conference. A World Water Dialogue on Drought and Flood: Indigenous Innovations for Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience was held at New Jersey.