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Need water? Set aside caste differences: "The project is of rural development and they work on herbal medicine, alternate energy sources, housing, water conservation, training and other things."

Vasudeo points out that water shortage in most parts of the country is not due to the lack of rains. He says that the real problem lies with storage.

The NGO had conceived the idea of rainwater harvesting almost 16 years ago and it has become a big hit today.

Take for instance Ramnathpuram district. Here, it used to be a case of water water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

Surrounded by the sea, the only water available was salinated water. Vasudeo says this district does not have a water crisis at the moment.

The artificial recharging of tube wells has really worked well in this area.

Artificial recharging of tube wells, which is relatively a new concept, is more effective compared to rainwater harvesting.