Water Resource Management

According to World bank report, Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the global population. And water-related disasters account for 70% of all deaths related to natural disasters. Besides, feeding 9 billion people by 2050 will require a 60% increase in agricultural production, (which consumes 70% of the resource today), and a 15% increase in water withdrawals. As well this increasing demand, the resource is already scarce in many parts of the world. Estimates indicate that 40% of the world population live in water scarce areas, and approximately ¼ of world's GDP is exposed to this challenge. By 2025, about 1.8 billion people will be living in regions or countries with absolute water scarcity. Water security is a major – and often growing –challenge for many countries today.

Now time has come to design and develop the best water management practices dealing with interlinking of forest cover, geological formation, agriculture lands, human settlements and industrial establishments with surface and subsurface water network at Village-Panchayat-Tehsil-District levels.

The "Centre for Earth Resource Conservation Trust" undertake research and development activities for the restoration and conservation of surface and subsurface aquatic systems by a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers. It draw upon expertise from all geosciences, disciplines including geology, management, civil, soil and environmental engineering, to conduct research and development studies in the specified areas of research with following objectives:

The following are the key focus of our Trust:

Planning for watershed land use and land cover assessments
Planning for aquifer mapping
Assessment of natural drainage network
Assessment of surface and subsurface water storage, discharge and recharge
Management of riverfronts
Management of land use and land cover diversity
Optimization of community participation for the management of water resources
Design and develop methodologies for restoration of disappeared streams/channels and linking them with large water channels/tributaries for fresh water recharge/discharge into the main river.
Reforestation and afforestation of drainage network using native plant species in identified geological terrains
Provide natural and cultural services that transform the Riverfronts into a livable habitat for wild species including man-made habitat.
Interlinking of forest cover and drainage network at Village-Panchayat-Tehsil-District level