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Community Oriented Water
Management Movement
VIVEKANANDA KENDRA-
nardep
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- is centered on the noble thought that Service to Man is Worship
of God and serves the nation through 200 branch centers
throughout the nation.
- a spiritually oriented service mission to translate into action
the vision of Swami Vivekananda of a Glorious India.
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Character building EDUCATION
Culture-based Service-oriented RURAL DEVELOPMENT
YOGA as a Socially relevant way of life
Invigorating PUBLICATIONS
nardep
for Sustainable Development
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Commonly known as
VK - nardep, this is an Integralproject of Vivekananda Kendra
Endeavoring to promote indigenousTraditional Science and
Technologies, supplementing them
with the modern ones.
Organizes demonstration,Awareness Camps, Seminars,
Workshop and Publications.
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Shelter Construction
Technology
Water Management
Farming Practices
Indigenous Health System
Renewable Energy
Inner Sustainability
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Arch Foundation Economical and Strong
Rat trap bond Best Masonry work for walls
Compressed Earth Blocks Best substitute for
bricks
Flyash bricks : Recycling waste to wealth Cost effective filler slab roofs
Ferro-cement channels for roofing
Arches and Corbels
Vaults and Domes
Ferro-cement door and window shutters
Brick Jalis and ventilators.
Recognized by Tamil Nadu
Government as center of
repute in cost-effective
construction technology
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Technologies developed and
disseminated
Vermi compost Living water
Azolla Pancha Gauvya
BGA Enriched compost Bio-Formulations: Fish-Amino
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Conservation, Revival and awareness
creation in traditional medical knowledge
base like the endangered Nadi & Marma
systems..
Promotion of local medical resources by
creating home herbal gardens and
promotion of herbal formulations through
local self-help groups of rural women.
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Search for alternative energy resources in a de-centralized way has led to
the development of Shakthi Surabhi Kitchen waste based blue-flame
revolution
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VK-nardep: a pioneering
contributor in traditional watermanagement structure revival & modern
technologies for water conservation
Renovation of Oorani capacity : 57.5 lakhs litres
Location: Thattankudiyirupu
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Disturbing World Trend
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Disturbing Indian Trends
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VK-nardep: Reviving traditional water
bodies with community participation
Oorani renovation with
community participation :
80 lakhs litres
Location: Shamakulam
Renovation of traditional tanks
at Kanyakumari district.
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VK-nardep: Synthesis of tradition and
technology in water management
Earliest introduction of house roof
based rain water harvesting in
Ramnad area
Recharging and sustainable use of
ground water for rural communities
in arid areas
A highly acclaimed handbook on
rainwater harvesting and water
management technologies
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VK-nardep: 2012: Creating Water
Harvesting Structures for Community
Use
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Workshops have been
conducted for college
students, community
groups etc on c on grey
water treatment and rain
water harvesting systems
with exposure to livemodels.
Grey Water Treatment & Rain Water Harvesting
Workshops: Models
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VK-nardep: nationally acclaimed
name in the field of water
conservation
VK-nardep received Bhumi-jal Samvardhan Puraskar from Govt of
India in 2007 for its work in preservation of ground water in Ramnad
district
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Swami Vivekanandas Association with
Rameshwaram After his conquering tour to the
West Swami Vivekananda wasgiven a rousing welcome at
Rameshwaram. Here Swamiji unveiled the
Vedantic conception of realworship.
This project is a dedicationthat concept of Vedanticworship of serving the
Godhead in all humanity
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A sustainable renovation and management scheme for the network
of traditional water harvesting systems in the Rameshwaram
Teertham area
Ecological Benefits Socio-Economic Benefits
Cultural Significance
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Ecological benefits
Ground water re-charge
Rain water harvest
Aquatic Bio-diversityconservation at local levels
Hygienic conditions
Installation of floral andherbal gardens maintained by
local communities
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Socio-Economic benefits
Local community as stake holdersin a water democracy
Better Hygienic conditions
leading to better living conditions Livelihood and career
opportunities created for localpopulations particularlyeconomically weaker sections
Development of local economydue to pilgrim inflow
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Cultural Significance
Creating awareness through
the embedded legends in localtraditions
Using the legends to increasepilgrim inflow
Using the legends to make thelocal populations feel
connected to the waterresources and its management
with reverence
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Teertham : Water Bodies
Ponds: 11 Wells: 4Sea Bathing
Enclosures:1
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The Methodology
Step 1:
A complete documentation of
each teertham: cultural, social
& ecological dimensions.
Step 2:
Awareness creation regarding
each teertham, for the localcommunities
Step 3:
Revival of the teerthams with
community participation.
Step 4:
Promotion of eco-pilgrimage of
the teerthams.
Step 3:
Revival of the teerthams with
community participation.
The Condition
The Teerthams
chosen
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The work commences 27 Jan 2013
The work started on the day of arrival
of Swami Vivekananda to Rameshwaram
in 1897, after his triumphant visit to the
West.
The key note address was delivered bySri.K.Nandakumar IAS, the collector of
Ramnad district.
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The Hanuman
Teertham : Initially
very polluted water
body with
disintegrating walls
and inlets highlytampered: thorny
bushes all around:
Hard work over the
last two months
have recovered the
important as aspectsof the teertham as a
community asset
and water
harvesting structure
slowly become
visible.
A depressing sight of cultural illiteracy and ecological devastation
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The salient features of the Teertham : like the
inner pond becomes visible; old culturalcomponents come out and slowly the Teertham
gets a renovation
Renovation continues
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Renovation continues
Draupadi
Teertham
The Draupadi
Teertham:
Already the
Teertham has
shrunk into a
small petrifiedpond.
Extremely
polluted
The adjoining
structures
cracking
De-silting work
going on.