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Water-man- Rainwater Harvesting and Ground water recharging

International Water Prize Wed, 08/26/2015 - 9:04am By:  Peter Bosshard Rajendra Singh Wikimedia commons Today, Sweden’s King Carl Gustav presents the highly reputed   Stockholm Water Prize   to rainwater harvesting pioneer  Rajendra Singh .  Singh, a longtime ally of International Rivers, has spent 30 years reviving traditional knowledge and building small rainwater ponds across his home state of Rajasthan in northern India. Because of his work, five Rajasthani rivers have sprung back to life, and over a thousand villages now have reliable access to clean drinking water again. After accepting the prize, Singh plans to embark on a  five-year walk  across five continents. His World Water Peace Walks  will visit sites where people have devised grassroots solutions to water challenges. He'll examine firsthand the possibilities of upscaling local solutions to other parts of the world looking for alternative ways to manage flood and drought, both of whi