Discussions were held on rainwater harvesting and rejuvenation of bore wells

The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Research Centre, Ballari, Karnataka recently organised a webinar on ’Rainwater Harvesting and Rejuvenation of Bore Wells’.

In his inaugural address, Dr M Madhu, Director, ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun, Uttarakhand highlighted the need for rainwater harvesting and rejuvenation of bore wells in today’s context of the depleting natural resources.

Dr Rajendra Hegde, Head, ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Research Centre, Bengaluru and Dr SL Patil, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-IIPR, RS, Dharwad, Karnataka were the Guests of Honor for the webinar.

Dr BS Naik, Head, ICAR-IISWC, Research Centre, Ballari, Karnataka gave the welcome address and briefed about the importance of the programme for mitigating the challenges like water scarcity in the Semi-Arid Region of Karnataka.

Dr Devaraj Reddy NJ, Founder, NGO – Geo Rain Water Board, Chitradurga, Karnataka deliberated on ’Rainwater Harvesting and Rejuvenation of Bore Wells,’ and accentuated on the role of the aquifer in the availability of groundwater, rejuvenation of dried bore wells, rainwater harvesting through rooftop terrace and farm pond, effectiveness of different recharge filter techniques, synthesis of farm pond and recharge filter in water availability and agricultural productivity, etc.

The webinar was organised as a part of the ’Bharat Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ to commemorate 75 Years of India’s Independence registered participation by 56 participants.