.#Webinar Alert A webinar on Shallow Aquifer Management in Urban Areas, spotlighting #Dhanbad, where nearly half the population depends on shallow aquifers. Shri Raviraj Sharma (Municipal Commissioner) & Eklavya Prasad (Megh Pyne Abhiyan) will share how stress became opportunity

In rapidly urbanising landscape of #India, #groundwater remains an invisible & undervalued lifeline. In this backdrop, Lakshmi Colony, Ward No. 49, Sindri Circle, #Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, offers an exp of how communities, ULBs, & CSOs can come together to revive #aquifers

तेजी से शहरीकरण करते #भारत में #भूजल एक अदृश्य और उपेक्षित जीवनरेखा है। #धनबाद की लक्ष्मी कॉलोनी दिखाती है कि कैसे समुदाय, नगर निकाय और संगठन मिलकर एक्विफर पुनर्जीवन कर सकते हैं। Hemant Soren ढुलू महतो Ragini Singh Raj Sinha Purnima Niraj Singh #झारखंड #पानी #जल

Groundwater, grit & hope from #Bihar & #Jharkhand. My take in 2 mins for Water For People (India). Watch now! Link - linkedin.com/posts/water-fo… Jal Jeevan Mission I #6YearsOfJalJeevanMission Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs National Water Mission Archana Varma IAS 95 Assam Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar DC Dhanbad bishwadeep ghose zenrainman #GroundwaterMatters #GuardiansOfGroundwater

Bera Colony’s dugwell didn’t dry up this summer, for the first time in years. The Shallow Aquifer Management pilot made it possible. Recharge works. Hemant Soren ढुलू महतो Ragini Singh Raj Sinha Purnima Niraj Singh Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Dhanbad DC Dhanbad #Dhanbad #Jharkhand #groundwater

How can #rainfall updates from Uttarayan stay silent when rains are here? Between June 1–July 11, Bartand, #Dhanbad saw 28 rainy days. Uttarayan received 320 mm rain & harvested 2.2 lakh litres of #rainwater Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Dhanbad DC Dhanbad AMRUT 2.0 National Water Mission #Monsoon2025 #Jharkhand

Bihar has 50% deficient monsoon rainfall so far and facing drought-like conditions, but two of its main rivers — Bagmati and Gandak in Muzaffarpur and Gopalganj respectively — the flood waters have crossed the danger mark.

Pls do read my article-From Roof to Record: The Story of Rain at Uttarayan (Bartand, Dhanbad) linkedin.com/pulse/from-roo… calling for local rain monitoring Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs AMRUT 2.0 National Water Mission Manohar Lal Hemant Soren Office of Chief Minister, Jharkhand Archana Varma IAS 95 Assam DC Dhanbad Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Dhanbad India Meteorological Department

When the rains returned to Uttarayan in Bartand, #Dhanbad Office of Chief Minister, Jharkhand Hemant Soren AMRUT 2.0 National Water Mission NIUA_India zenrainman Chaitanya K Prasad DC Dhanbad Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Dhanbad #Jharkhand #Rain #Rainwaterharvesting #Shallowaquifer #groundwater #monsoon2025 #monsoonseason #monsoon

At Uttarayan (Bartand, #Dhanbad) skies blessed the land for 32 days (June 16–July 17, 2025), a monsoon symphony, from tender drizzles to thunderous applause Hemant Soren Purnima Niraj Singh ढुलू महतो Raj Sinha Ragini Singh DC Dhanbad Dhanbad Municipal Corporation Dhanbad #Jharkhand #Monsoon2025

Speaking soon at North-East India Water Talks's Regional Workshop on Water Management & Sustainability in #Kohima. My talk will share how Rain as Resource can shape water security – from flood-prone #Bihar to urban #Dhanbad’s #rainwater & shallow aquifer management #Jharkhand #Nagaland #Rain