Auroville Water Harvest
Who are we
Auroville Water Harvest is a non profit organization working in the area of Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu since 1996 to combat sea water intrusion and to promote integrated water management with people's participation. Our aim is to develop efficient and sustainable remediation techniques based on deep understanding of the surface and groundwater systems. We undertake a wide array of activities, research and development programs pertaining to water management, with an emphasis on sustainable integrated development.
Along with our Trust, the Center for Scientific Research ( CSR ), we are involved in the design and dissemination of decentralized wastewater treatment plants ( DEWATS ), of which Harvest is the technical counterpart.
Multidisciplinary project teams tackle a broad array of water issues aiming at conducting field researches, operational projects, and to develop new methodologies in the field of water management including social aspects
Auroville Water Harvest is a Public Service Unit with non-profit motive, under the Auroville Foundation
Our mission and goal
The mission of Harvest is to fight saline water intrusion and to restore and sustain the water resources with users and stakeholders participation.
The Goal of Auroville Water Harvest is to promote sustainable and integrated solutions and to create an enabling body at the watershed level involving multifarious stakeholders in rural, urban, peri urban and industrial areas that will own, manage and maintain the water resources through a comprehensive water resource management plan