Nandyal’s Catch the Rain works find mention in Modi’s Mann ki Baat
There is a convergence between various departments as part of the campaign, which follows the principle of ‘Catch the Rain, Where it Falls, When it Falls’. Consultations with local communities and village elders helped identify interventions based on local needs and traditional knowledge. The proposed works were placed before the gram sabha to ensure transparency and community participation.
- ▪There is a convergence between various departments as part of the campaign, which follows the principle of ‘Catch the Rain, Where it Falls, When it Falls’.
- ▪Consultations with local communities and village elders helped identify interventions based on local needs and traditional knowledge.
- ▪The proposed works were placed before the gram sabha to ensure transparency and community participation.
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The ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign is strengthening water conservation efforts across Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh through large-scale desilting of 2,691 km of feeder and supply channels, restoration of 251 minor irrigation tanks, 2,103 water conservation works, and the revival of thousands of rainwater harvesting structures.Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the campaign in his Mann ki Baat address on Sunday (July 26, 2026). Mann ki Baat: India emerging as trusted global defence partner, says PM ModiThe campaign, which started on July 4 and will continue till August 4, is being carried out with the objective of conserving every drop of rainwater through the restoration of traditional water bodies, desilting of feeder channels, revival of tank systems, and creation of additional water…
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