Annual Action Plan 2020-21: Focus Area Programme

Jal Jagran Campaign- Catch The Rain

"If we continue to treat water as a free or cheap resource that can be wasted, not even the best policies and technologies can help"

Prime Minister

National Water Mission’s (NWM) campaign“Catch The Rain” with the tagline “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls” is to nudge the states and stake-holders to create appropriate Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWHS) suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata before monsoon.

Under this campaign, drives to make check dams, water harvesting pits, rooftop RWHS etc; removal of encroachments and de-silting of tanks to increase their storage capacity; removal of obstructions in the channels which bring water to them from the catchment areas etc; repairs to step-wells and using defunct bore-wells and unused wells to put water back to aquifers etc are to be taken up with the active participation of people.

Efforts should be made so that all buildings should have rooftop RWHS and that maximum quantity of rain water falling in any compound should be impounded within the compound itself. The basic aim should be that No or only limited water will flow out of the compound. This will help in improving soil moisture and raising ground water table. In urban areas it will reduce water gushing onto roads, damaging them and will prevent urban flooding.

Objective

To make aware and sensitize village community about need and importance of water conservation
To undertake water recycling, harvesting, conservation and rejuvenation activities
To educate and motivate people to practice water budgeting concept to avoid wastage
To motivate farmers to adopt new technologies for irrigation
To prevent pollution and contamination of water sources
To spread the message of, or the capture of rainfall runoff from roofs or similar hard surface of the campus
To empower youth to assume lead role and act as catalytic agent for educating people to practice Rainwater harvesting

Suggestive Actions

Activities related to Catch The Rain- When it falls where it falls
De-silting of water sources and traditional water bodies
Digging, maintenance and repairing : Wells, Ponds, Small Water Channels
Deepening of village Ponds and Wells
Construction of Water Tanks
Disinfections of Drinking Water Wells
Water Budgeting (Do’s & Don’ts)
Repairing of Hand Pumps and maintenance of its surrounding area
Putting Tap on running drinking water
Rain Water Harvesting : collection of rain water on roofs of the houses and get together in underground tank
Water reuse: collection of used water for reuse
Educating and Motivational Programs such as telling stories and case studies, Oath taking, Prabhat Pheris, wall writing
Theme based Knowledge Competitions

Collaborative Agencies

Department of Public Health
Public Works Department
National Water Mission
Department of Irrigation
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Forest Department
NGOs
Gram Panchayat and Opinion Leaders

Expected Outcomes - Monitoring and Success Indicators

No. of activities organized as part of Catch The rain- When it falls, Where it falls
No. of Youth Trained & Motivated
No. of people participated in Water Literacy and Conservation Campaign
No. of activities undertaken
No. of Households practiced Water Budget
No. of Households reusing water
No. of water sources maintained
No. of Water Tanks, Small Irrigation Channels, etc constructed
No. of water sources de-silted
No. of traditional water sources rejuvenated
No. of rain water harvesting projects taken
No. of farmers started using modern irrigation methods
No. of Knowledge Competitions organized
No. of Educational & Motivational Programmes organised

In order to provide support in realizing the objectives of Focus Area - Jal Jagran Campaign with the spirit of volunteerism, Core Programs viz. Training of Youth on Jal Jagran Abhiyan and Observance of Days of National Importance have been provided. SOP of these programmes is given in Chapter – 4. These Core Programs would enhance the capacity, level of awareness, understanding, leadership, motivation and skills of youth and thereby facilitate them in implementing focus areas activities in their respective villages with expected outcomes.

District Youth Coordinators should give target to NYVs to cover cluster of 25-30 Youth Clubs or as per the need. NYVs should guide and help the allotted villages Youth Clubs in finalizing their Action Plans for Focus Area - Jal Jagran Campaign in the proforma given at Annexure- 6, 6A and 6 B. NYVs should facilitate coordination and r egularly be in contact with the allotted Youth Clubs and motivate members of Youth Clubs, COVID volunteers and others to undertake above mentioned focus area activities on voluntary basis in their respective villages.

Other Areas of Concern

i. Awareness on salient features of National Education Policy 2020
ii. Observance of Constitution Day, Life and works of Dr. B R Ambedkar and awareness on Fundamental duties, Know your Constitution
iii. Voters Awareness - all the NYVs and members of NYK's Youth Clubs, COVID19 Volunteers should make their Voters ID Card.
iv. Promote Commitment to Constitution, Patriotism and contribution towards Nation Building.
v. On National Youth Day (12th January) the entire youth be mobilized for a particular National cause related activity to highlight the importance of youth to give them a sense of self pride and engage them in mega National Building activity which becomes a part of their cherished memory. A small team be constituted for this purpose.
vi. Awareness about use of solar energy and energy conservation practices to make it a people's movement.
vii. Preventive Health Care awareness for inculcating good habits and health practices for preventing non-communicable diseases; distribution of Iron Folic Tablets to adolescent girls; organizing Health Check up, Immunization for children and pregnant mothers camps; facilitating Institutionalized Deliveries; motivating girls and their parents to postpone her marriage till attaining at least 18 yrs of age. Youth will be motivated to engage in the Indradhanush programme for vaccination as this would give them the joy of saving a life.
viii. Drug & Alcoholism avoidance: Say No to consumption of Alcohol and Drugs.
ix. Blood Donation programme, Enrolment of Blood Donors and their Blood Grouping.
x. Mass awareness to facilitate enrolment of children at elementary educational level, efforts for prevention of school drop outs.
xi. Promoting organic farming practices and use of organic products.
xii. Social Media training and promotion of e-services

In the above context, following actions should be taken by concerned district NYKs.

District NYKs will form Youth Clubs in their villages of the Panchayat where they are not in existence. If such a mechanism is available then will revitalize and further strengthen them for an active role in the process.
Participation/involvement of the members of Youth Clubs of these villages would be ensured during conduct of Core Programmes, Coordination activities, NPYAD Programmes (National Integration Camps, Adventure Camps and Life Skill Education) and Adolescent Health & Development Project.
Some of the Core Programmes, Coordination Activities, NPYAD Programmes and other Special Programmes would be organized in these selected villages ensuring participation of village community.
Besides above, the letters communicated from time to time should also be referred for necessary action.