Program Highlights
Through the Mera Gaav, Hamara Jal initiative, communities will be trained and empowered to map & monitor the resources, map water quality, practices prevalent in the community, livelihood activities, drainage mapping, weather variability, and climate impacts. This extensive crowd-sourced data will provide the opportunity to derive the water sustainability challenges in each of the communities. Along with this, it will equip the local administration, community organisations, and individuals to develop strategies for water conservation, optimise water usage, develop restoration of water resources, and build awareness of short and long-term impacts.
The data is collected through a crowd-sourced app called Empower Community App built by Amrita, which is used to monitor & track the progress of community members, Imparts online training & coordinates various development activities, and Enables daily reporting & virtual interactions. The data is visualised through ESRI’s ArcGIS Online platform tools: Web map and Dashboard.