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Stories, Practices, and Solutions

The Villages That Brought Clean Water Home

Mar, 2025
Health, Sanitation & Nutrition, Women Empowerment

The Drinking Water Project brought safe drinking water closer to home to 305 households in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district.

Shared Water, Shared Success: A Collaborative Approach to Water Security in Agriculture

Feb, 2025
Uncategorized

In response to the water woes of India, the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) has introduced the GMI approach. This initiative shifts the paradigm from viewing water as a private asset to a shared resource, fostering collaborative water management.

Growing More With Less: The Communities That Became Stewards Of Their Own Water In Rural Maharashtra

Jul, 2024
Case Stories, Climate Change Adaptation, Rural Development, Water Governance, Water Management

In rural Maharashtra, communities have become water stewards with support from WOTR. Villages like Borgaon Math and Bori Khurd have adopted rainwater harvesting, micro-irrigation, and organic farming, boosting water availability and crop yields.

More Crop Per Drop

May, 2024
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Land and Water Management

Polamoney Buchaya, 63, and his wife Bugamma, 54, transitioned to farming after Buchaya’s heart attack in 2020, cultivating green leafy vegetables on leased land. Supported by WOTR and HSBC, they adopted rainpipe irrigation, enhancing water efficiency and crop yield. This shift increased their earnings significantly, providing a steady income. Their success has inspired other farmers in their village to adopt similar practices.

Demystified by WOTR – The Secret Sauce to India’s Water Woes: Watershed Development

Feb, 2024
Demystified By WOTR, Rural Development, Water Management

In rural India, water scarcity is a harsh reality impacting communities’ lives profoundly. Through watershed development, communities are empowered to heal the land holistically, from ridge to valley, ensuring water security, improved health, and livelihoods.

WOTR signs MoU with WSSD to foster Water Stewardship in rural Maharashtra

Feb, 2024
CSR Partnerships, Water Management

In a landmark move poised to transform water stewardship across Maharashtra’s vulnerable regions, the Water Supply & Sanitation Department (WSSD), under the Government of Maharashtra, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Pune.

Madhya Pradesh’s Groundwater Scenario: Insights from the 2022 Dynamic Groundwater Assessment Report

Jan, 2024
Water Governance, Water Management

Madhya Pradesh, with over 72% rural population, relies heavily on groundwater, vital for agriculture and daily life. The 2022 Dynamic Groundwater Assessment shows a complex pattern of usage, recharge, and depletion, demanding urgent attention and action.

The Bloom of Devnalamal: Kanta Golayit’s Story of Resurgence

Kanta Golayit always harboured a deep-seated desire to cultivate her own land and reap a bountiful harvest. Despite the vast land she owned, the yield was dishearteningly meagre. With acute water scarcity and inadequate irrigation facilities

WOTR’s CoDriVE-PD Approach: Empowering Communities for Tailored Interventions in Rural Development

Jun, 2023
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Field Notes, Rural Development

WOTR’s innovative CoDriVE-PD (Community Driven Vulnerability Evaluation – Programme Designer) approach breaks away from conventional methods by actively involving communities in the data collection process, recognizing that community

How Communities In This Drought Prone Region In Maharashtra Came Together To Solve Their Water Woes

Jun, 2023
Case Stories

Jalna’s water-scarce rural communities found hope through the transformative PPCP project. Between 2014 and 2019, WOTR, in collaboration with Hindustan Unilever Foundation and the Maharashtra government, undertook an integrated watershed development initiative, leading to the empowerment of local communities. As a result, water levels have significantly improved, soil productivity has been revived, and farmers have gained newfound empowerment.

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Heat, crops and food security: Climate-resilient crops mark the way forward

May, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Resilient Agriculture

As the heat in India increases, the rising temperature is also affecting the food security of the country. India is focusing on climate-resilient agriculture by developing climate-resilient crop varieties, designed to cope with unpredictable weather and boost farm productivity.

Beyond the Icons: Lesser-Known Species on India’s Threatened List

May, 2025
Biodiversity, Ecology, Endangered Species, W-CReS

On the occasion of Endangered Species Day – this blog seeks to spotlight the lesser-known species from India on the IUCN Red List facing silent extinction.

A Moment of Pride: WOTR Wins CASCA 2025 for Water Conservation

May, 2025
News & Events

The Watershed Organisation Trust has received the Award of Excellence in Water Conservation at the CASCA 2025, organised by The CSR Universe.

Seeds Of Change: How Rayagada’s Tribal Communities Are Rebuilding Their Future

May, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Integrated Watershed Development

Since its initiation in 2021, this project has benefited 900 families in Bhimpur, predominantly from tribal communities.

The Fault Lines of Modern Development: Exploring how economies grow and what they leave behind

May, 2025
Climate Change, conservation, Sustainable Development

The idea that pollution increases early in development but later decreases as countries get richer and adopt cleaner technologies—as suggested by the Environmental Kuznets Curve—doesn’t hold in reality, where the damage is often lasting and hard to reverse.

Taking Research to the Roots: Addressing Land Surface Temperature Rise in Agriculture

Apr, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Research & Training

Land surface temperatures refer to the heat held by the ground, vegetation, and other surfaces of the Earth that absorb sunlight and exchange energy with the air above.

Earth Day 2025: Reflections on Development, Ecology, and the Way Forward

Apr, 2025
Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development

As Earth Day 2025 prompts global reflection on sustainability, biodiversity, and climate action, it is an opportunity to examine the intersections between environmental conservation and development in India.

As Heat Waves Intensify, Are We Cooling Responsibly?

Apr, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, heat waves, W-CReS

Cooling demands are increasing with extreme heat, but are we meeting our cooling needs responsibly? Uncover the complete story.

A Better Tomorrow

Stories, Practices, and Solutions

The Villages That Brought Clean Water Home

Shared Water, Shared Success: A Collaborative Approach to Water Security in Agriculture

Growing More With Less: The Communities That Became Stewards Of Their Own Water In Rural Maharashtra

More Crop Per Drop

Demystified by WOTR – The Secret Sauce to India’s Water Woes: Watershed Development

WOTR signs MoU with WSSD to foster Water Stewardship in rural Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh’s Groundwater Scenario: Insights from the 2022 Dynamic Groundwater Assessment Report

The Bloom of Devnalamal: Kanta Golayit’s Story of Resurgence

WOTR’s CoDriVE-PD Approach: Empowering Communities for Tailored Interventions in Rural Development

How Communities In This Drought Prone Region In Maharashtra Came Together To Solve Their Water Woes

By Categories

By Tags

Heat, crops and food security: Climate-resilient crops mark the way forward

Beyond the Icons: Lesser-Known Species on India’s Threatened List

A Moment of Pride: WOTR Wins CASCA 2025 for Water Conservation

Seeds Of Change: How Rayagada’s Tribal Communities Are Rebuilding Their Future

The Fault Lines of Modern Development: Exploring how economies grow and what they leave behind

Taking Research to the Roots: Addressing Land Surface Temperature Rise in Agriculture

Earth Day 2025: Reflections on Development, Ecology, and the Way Forward

As Heat Waves Intensify, Are We Cooling Responsibly?

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