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Tarun Bharat Sangh johad rainwater harvesting revival

Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS) revives traditional rainwater harvesting structures (johads) managed by community village assemblies in semi-arid Alwar, Rajasthan.

Water irrigation pump running in lush green fields, Rangpur, Bangladeshillustrative atlas image · Masudar Rahman / Pexels
TBTarun Bharat SanghngoRSRajendra Singh
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01 The context

Since its first johad in 1985, the model recharges aquifers, refills wells and has rehydrated rivers that had been dry for decades, with community rules for water and watershed use.

02 How it works

method · Community watershed management (village assemblies)method · Revival of traditional water harvesting knowledgetool · Johad (earthen and stone rainwater harvesting dam)tool · Check dams / anicuts

03 What it stands on

Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
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The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceWater Warriors: Rainwater Harvesting to Replenish Underground Water (Rajasthan, India)The EcoTipping Points Project · 2010
EvidenceTarun Bharat Sangh: Johad Water Conservation, Harvesting and Revitalisation (case study)Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) · 2023

04 Go to the source

Visit the official site ↗tarunbharatsangh.in