As the scarcity of water looms large on the horizon and assumes starker proportions for the disadvantaged sections of the society, VK-NARDEP undertook the task of water conservation and management in a small way in the districts of Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram.
Measures adopted:
i. Renovation of tanks ii. Deepening Ooranis (traditional water storage tanks i.e. dugout ponds in natural depressions), providing a sand filter trench and a draw well iii. Artificial Recharging of tube wells and iv. Roof water harvesting
VK-NARDEP was awarded Bhoomijal Samvardhan Puraskar – 2007 for its contribution to the conservation of ground water through community efforts by Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India.