Nita Patel has been hailed as a ‘water champion’ for her work on water conservation and women empowerment. Her 12-year-long efforts on water conservation and women empowerment have improved the lives of over 30,000 people in southern Gujarat.
Patel moves from village to village, traversing the hilly region on a two-wheeler, at times covering 80km to 90km, reaching out to distant Adivasi villages. She mobilises thousands of women and raises water-related issues with the Panchayats, erects water harvesting structures and sets up water committees.
Patel’s work on water conservation and women empowerment has transformed many water-stressed villages into water sufficient villages, especially in the economically distressed districts of Dang, Narmada, and Bharuch.
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