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Welcome

" Water is life, that comes from rain Sans rain our duties go vain” – Thiruvalluvar♦

Auroville Water Harvest (AWH) is a Public Service Unit with NGO status under the Auroville Foundation and the Centre for Scientific Research (CSR).

AWH, an integrated development agency was launched on August 15th 1996. AWH has developed into a research unit with a participatory approach working directly with farmers and stakeholders. Our main objective is to combat saltwater intrusion and promote sustainable water use in the Region. The villages in and around the Bioregion of Auroville are the main beneficiaries of the various projects undertaken by AWH. Since our inception, AWH has evolved into a Center for Water Resource Management. (CWRM). We apply a multidisciplinary approach such as social, technical, ecological and economical to all our projects. We conduct field research, carry out operational projects, empower the people living in the villages and research sustainable water supply and consumption in the field of water management.

Our area of activity covers over 1400 sq km. The area of operations and investigations is the Kaluvelly to the Pondicherry Coastal Sedimentary Basin. Our range of projects include:

Integrated Sustainable Water Management Rainwater Harvesting Tank Rehabilitation Ecological Sanitation Waste Water Management Water Resource Investigations Women Development Village Development Safe Drinking Water Management Urban Water Management Ground Water Resource Investigations Groundwater Artificial Recharge Environmental Awareness and Education Community Mobilization Sustainable Agriculture Moisture Conservation and Run-off Water Management GIS Modeling and Satellite Imagery GPS Surveying and Mapping