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Who is known as the waterman of India? Browse the net and find the details about the award, the waterman received for water management. State the findings by drafting a report.
Solution
The ‘Waterman of India’ is Dr. Rajendra Singh. He is a well-known water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district, Rajasthan.
Awards:
- He gets the Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership in 2001.
- In 2005, he got the Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Science and Technology for rural development.
- In 2008, The Guardian named him amongst its list of 50 people who could save the planet.
- In 2015, he won Stockholm Water Prize. He runs an NGO called ‘Tarun Bharat Sangh’ (TBS), which was founded in 1975.
- In 2016, he was bestowed with Ahimsa Award by the Institute of Jainology based in the UK.
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