WATER, was founded at Hazaribagh, in 1990 by The President Dr. D. K. Paul [Ex-Additional Commissioner (Govt of India) and Ex-Asst. Director General(IWM), ICAR] as a entertainment, educational and sports club for youth of the surrounding villages of Hazaribagh town.
Over the years gradually it was transformed to become a Service Resource Organization to Undertake Consultancy & implementation services on Watershed Development/Rain Water Management/ Rural Development health, family care and sanitation aspects. Idea was to help in employment generation activities/initiatives with emphasis on sustainable natural resource management especially water conservation, utilisation and management on scientific line to reduce prevailing water scarcity.
It especially focuses on the technical & management aspects and Capacity Building of NGOs/farmers for area development programs under different state funded schemes of development. The Association initially worked only at Hazaribagh(Jharkhand) till 1996 on awareness development, soil & water conservation/rain water management, upland rice productivity improvement, child health/sanitary/hygiene/sports and education. |