Eminent water activist Rajendra Singh, who has won the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, today said the award was an honour and recognition to the traditional knowledge and techniques of water conservation of India and governments should utilise such techniques to address problems of depleting ground water level and floods.
"I dedicate this award to our traditional knowledge and techniques which are being used to recharge ground water level through structures with support of the community," Singh, who is based in Alwar district of Rajasthan, told PTI.
"Several structures were created in parts of Rajasthan through which we are recharging ground water. The technique stops evaporation of water and the level of ground water starts increasing. I am doing all such works with local communities and with support of some organisations," he said.
He said that he was working with the state governments of Maharashtra and Karnataka and has also forwarded some suggestions to the Central government for solving the problems of flood as well as drought.
"Reacharging ground water is the solution to these problems and I have been doing this for years and now the prestigious award is dedicated to the people of villages here who have been very active with me," he said.
