Rajnandgaon district (Chhattisgarh) prepares to ‘Catch the Rain’ through Mission Jal Raksha under #CatchTheRain campaign
Rajnandgaon district (Chhattisgarh) announced monsoon preparedness through Mission Jal Raksha under the nationwide #CatchTheRain campaign, using GIS-based planning, groundwater recharge structures, and community participation.
- Rajnandgaon aims to capture monsoon rain and route it back to groundwater instead of letting it run off.
- Rajnandgaon converts defunct borewells into recharge shafts to improve groundwater recharge.
- Farmers, women, youth, Gram Panchayats, and local communities take part through water budgeting and behaviour change.
- Rajnandgaon reports shifting about 70% of summer paddy to less water-intensive crops.
What happened: Mission Jal Raksha in Rajnandgaon under #CatchTheRain
Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh prepared for monsoon water security by implementing Mission Jal Raksha under the nationwide #CatchTheRain campaign. The district’s stated goal is to capture, conserve, and channel rainfall back into the earth instead of letting it flow away as runoff, with the emphasis on groundwater recharge and source sustainability.
Background and earlier position: monsoon preparedness using planning + recharge engineering
UPSC can frame Mission Jal Raksha as a case study on how monsoon rainfall can be converted into groundwater recharge through site selection (GIS/remote sensing) and source sustainability practices (borewell revival, tanks, injection wells). The exam-relevant governance angle is Jan Bhagidari (community participation) through water budgeting and behavioural change, and how these inputs are linked to reported outputs in villages.
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