"The Water Man Of Rajsthan" was the title gained by Rajinder Singh for his efforts on water conservation in Rajsthan.Rajsthan is state which is continuously struggling on scarcity of water.But Rajinder Singh left his government job and jumped in the development sector and formed his NGO named Tarun Bharat Sangh .TBS worked on two different fronts. Firstly they fought with the corrupt bureaucracy and secondly with the Village people to make best use of available water. Rajinder singh make close contact with the people at ground level and motivated them to work for water conservation.It was his brainchild to form Aravari Parliament of 72 villages which formed the rules for cropping patterns and use of water. And then miraculously ,The Aravari river got revived.Later on this parliament was awarded by the then President k.R Naraynnan .In 2001 he was selected for Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leader ship.It was coincidence that while his name was announced for this reputed award he was struggling with Government of Rajsthan presently he was involved in Yamuna Bachao Andolan which was initiated in protest of Khel Gaon which was built in the Yamuna River.
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