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India's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in 45 days with the Paani Foundation

Andrew Millison · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Environment, agriculture & food systemsGeology & earth science

What it is

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits the village of Garavadi in Maharashtra, India, which took part in the Paani Foundation's Water Cup competition. It shows the water harvesting structures the villagers built in 45 days and how they restored groundwater and the local economy.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it as a hopeful example of land and water management restoring landscapes and livelihoods at village scale.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “they move thousands of villages from water tank dependency to self-sufficiency in their annual competition.”

    Shows Paani Foundation moving villages to water self-sufficiency.

    fredrikholm, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “How to plant a forest: Context is key”

  2. “check out the projects described in "India's Water Revolution”

    Projects in India regenerating land and providing water.

    carapace, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “The world is awful, the world is much better, the world can be much better”

  3. “with just better management of water, this series of video talks about implementing better use of water in India”

    Shows better water use restoring watersheds and helping people socially.

    hosh, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “A Climate Love Story”

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Topics: permaculture, groundwater recharge, paani foundation, india, watershed restoration

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