Animals and environment
Water, trees and environment
Millions of litres of clean groundwater are pumped out of construction excavations in Indian cities every day and run straight into storm drains, in the same neighbourhoods that get tankers in April.
Capturing and treating that water is the single most obvious unclaimed win in urban water, and almost nobody does it. We do — filtration and treatment at the site, then piped to schools, hospitals and community tanks nearby.
The rest of the programme is more familiar and just as necessary: rooftop rainwater harvesting, restoring village ponds and stepwells that silted up, tree planting with a survival audit at three years rather than a photograph on planting day.
How the programme works
- Construction dewatering captured, treated and piped to community use
- Rooftop rainwater harvesting for schools, clinics and housing
- Pond, well and stepwell restoration and desilting
- Tree planting measured by three-year survival, not saplings distributed
What your donation buys
- ₹5,000Fifty trees planted with three years of care
- ₹60,000A rainwater harvesting system for one school
- ₹3,00,000A treatment unit recycling water from one construction site
Questions about this programme
Is recycled construction water safe to use?
It is treated and tested before any community use, and it is supplied for non-potable purposes — flushing, washing, gardening and construction — unless testing supports otherwise. Test results are shared with the receiving institution.
How do you know planted trees survive?
We audit at one and three years and publish the survival rate, including when it is poor. Counting saplings handed out is meaningless; counting trees alive after three summers is not.