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River Water Harvesting Panacea for Water Woes

 

To:

The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
NITI Aayog
Chief Ministers of All States and Union Territories
Central Water Commission & State Water Resource Departments
 

This Is a Call for Immediate National Action

India’s water crisis is no longer debatable, deferrable, or solvable by fragmented measures. Groundwater levels are collapsing, rivers run dry for much of the year, farmers face recurring droughts, industries struggle for assured water supply, and households are forced to depend on tankers and unsafe sources. At the same time, enormous volumes of fresh river water are allowed to flow into the sea every year—unharvested, unmanaged, and wasted.

This is not a lack of resources. This is a failure of policy priority and execution.

What You Must Do — Without Further Delay

We, the undersigned citizens of India, demand that the Government of India and State Governments:

1. Formally Adopt River Water Harvesting as a National Mission

Recognize large-scale river water harvesting through recharge wells as a core pillar of India’s water security strategy, equal in importance to energy security and food security.

2. Immediately Initiate Time-Bound Pilot Projects

Identify major rivers and mandate pilot implementation within fixed timelines, not advisory committees or indefinite studies.

3. Remove Bureaucratic Barriers

Issue clear policy directives allowing NGOs, CSR entities, social trusts, and community organizations to construct recharge wells on government land without procedural paralysis.

4. Mobilize CSR and Philanthropic Capital at Scale

Directly align Corporate Social Responsibility frameworks with national water recharge goals instead of allowing CSR funds to remain scattered and ineffective.

5. Publish Measurable Outcomes

Make groundwater recharge levels, water availability, and economic benefits publicly measurable and accountable.

The Cost of Inaction Is Unacceptable

Failure to act decisively will result in:

Accelerated groundwater depletion
Increased farmer suicides and rural distress
Rising urban water conflicts
Slowed industrial growth
Billions lost in economic productivity
Conversely, assured water availability can increase India’s GDP by up to 25%, stabilize agriculture, and unlock sustainable development.

Leadership Is Proven by Decisions, Not Declarations

River Water Harvesting is:

Technically feasible
Economically viable
Environmentally sustainable
Internationally proven
Achievable without overburdening taxpayers
What is missing is political will and administrative urgency.

The Demand from Citizens

We call upon you to act now, not in another crisis year, another drought season, or another policy document.

India cannot afford to let its rivers flow to waste while its people struggle for water.

History will judge this generation of leadership by whether it secured water for the nation—or allowed scarcity to become permanent.

Petitioner 
CA ANIL K JAIN 
Petitioner is also author of the book, River Water Recharge Wells 
“Turning India’s Rivers into Underground Water Security” and Also The Handbook on macro-economics tittled, 

Bharat......... “The development dilemma”

“A Strategic Initiative for National Development”