WATER CONSERVATION (NRM)

Name: WATER CONSERVATION (NRM)
Start: 2017-01-01
End: 2028-07-03
Location: India

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India Environment Renovation Social work Study Environment Renovation +2 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI) is a community development organization with ever increasing focus on youth development and intercultural learning through voluntary service. RUCHI got registered in 1983, under Indian Societies Registration Act as a non-political, non-profit making voluntary organization.

💼 What the programme involves

Working closely with local community members following tasks shall be undertaken by volunteers.Mapping all fresh water bodies within project area.Evaluating their present conditions: availability, measuring flow rate, collecting water samples for testing.Devise methodology to protect and replenish these fresh water sources using traditional methods and locally available resources. Create awareness on conserving every drop of water through all possible means for drinking, household uses, agriculture and overall environment.Creating and executing protection plan for springs and other water bodies including cleaning and maintaining.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: Basic, simple, safe and amp; clean accommodation will be provided either at host family or RUCHI campus on sharing basis (Twin or triple) with common toilets and bath.Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired and self cooking can be organized by volunteers.

📍 About the location

The project site is Ruchi campus and the nearby Bandh village (1 km) in Solan district. It is 30 km from Kalka and 70 km from Chandigarh. The village is small with 35 families.Self organized city tours and excursions. Old Sikh and Hindu temples in the near vicinity can be visited. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction. A visit to Shimla will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains.

ℹ️ Additional information

Our project area of Himachal Pradesh has breathtaking views. Since ages, the mountain people depend on natural spring to meet their fresh water requirements. The area has abundant of fresh water natural springs. These resources are under tremendous pressure due to environmental degradation, human negligence paired with his rapid thirst for urbanisation. RUCHI has worked towards protection and development of these fresh water springs for more than 20 years, but still a lot has to be done.The saying E f there is going to be a Third World War, it will be on water gs well for this area too. Even though the area gets ample rainfall there is a perpetual shortage of water in dry months. The problem is more of management and not availability. Every drop of water needs to be conserved. Volunteers also expected to

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📷 Project photos

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📅 Available sessions

RC-MTV-ENV-2/21

01/07/2021 → 31/12/2024

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RC-MTV-ENV-02/17

01/01/2017 → 28/02/2018

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RC-MTV-ENV-2/23

01/01/2023 → 31/12/2024

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01/01/2020 → 31/12/2023

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01/01/2020 → 31/12/2023

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RC-MTV-ENV-2/21AUTO-EXT

01/01/2025 → 03/07/2028

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01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–85 years old

Solidarity donation

400.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

P2F3+HPQ, Himachal Pradesh 144209, India

India

🌍 Location info

Local currency

India Rupee (INR / ₹)

Exchange rate

1 INR = 0.009550 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

India Standard Time

Local time: 20:59 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Hindi