Meet the tireless workers who are battling odds to save rivers and water bodies in their cities and states . Ranjan Panda Odisha’s waterman Currently leading a campaign to save the Mahanadi and pressing for changes in water policy . Irfan Yasin Mission Dal lake His organisation has been working to restore the picturesque Dal lake of Srinagar . Yogesh Jadeja ‘Traditional water management systems key to water security’ He reinvented traditional systems of water management in the arid Bhuj and Kachchh regions . Manu Bhatnagar 'Adopt decentralised, low-energy approach' Involved in urban lake restoration and watershed development projects . Rochamliana Fight to save Aizawl's river of legends Campaigning to save Chite river in Aizawl from pollution and encroachment . Jasveen Jairath Advocate for Hyderabad's threatened lakes Using legal route to save the lakes of Hyderabad threatened by real estate, encroachment . State of affairs . Need vs Greed . Indian water utility managers do not know how much is consumed in their jurisdiction Water wars . Track water conflicts across India Suhas Paranjpe and K J Joy on water conflicts . DTE on water Unsafe water stunting growth of Indian children: report Kerala's answer to drought: PPP model for water management The true cost of water Private desires, public fears Revised draft national water policy restores priority to agriculture Public private prank Emergency Kumbh: time to come clean Can faith heal? Chance of revival for Bengaluru’s dying lakes Everybody loves waterbody In deep water Natural highways Grand distraction called river interlinking Why floods despite dams Wetlands and lakes will now be protected under single new conservation programme Subverting a basic human right National Water Resources Council approves water policy National Water Policy, 2012 silent on priorities 500,000 billion litres Rainwater harvesting aids tsunami-hit Sri Lankan villages Andhra's groundwater crisis & a trail of suicides Initiatives An oasis put to test Beris to the rescue Water ATM Bundelkhand's dalit women join hands to drought-proof their villages Penny foolish, pond wise Angioplasty of streams Soak pit revolution: two villages in Mewat treat their own wastewater Sewage treatment wetland in making Fish and a philosophy Tamil Nadu's temple tanks hold key to water recharge Drought-proof village in bone dry district Singapore taps its water Humble filter makes a comeback Common sense delivers Water wise Reaping rainwater
