Water security
Enhanced water availability and security through systematic rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge initiatives across multiple districts.
Water resource management
Rainwater harvesting, water conservation, and sustainable water management systems.
30
Tanks de-silted
118
Recharge shafts built
25+
Years experience
5,644
PIM beneficiaries
Understanding
What water resource management means
What is water resource management?
Water resource management is the comprehensive planning, development, distribution, and optimization of water resources to meet current and future human and environmental needs through systematic water management practices.
Our water resource management programs focus on sustainable water conservation, rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, and community-based water management systems. Since 2000, Coodu Trust has pioneered innovative water management solutions that transform water security across rural communities.
We emphasize participatory approaches that involve local communities in water resource planning and management, ensuring long-term sustainability and equitable water distribution while building climate resilience.
- Water conservation
- Community participation
- Sustainable practices
- Ecosystem restoration
Why this work matters
The challenge on the ground — and our answer
The challenge
Silted tanks that store less each year
Village tanks slowly fill with silt, shrinking the water they can hold for the dry months.
Our response
Restore the water bodies
Tank desilting and rehabilitation bring storage back — 30 tanks de-silted through CSR partnerships with United Way Mumbai and ATC Tires.
The challenge
Monsoon rain that runs off unused
Without harvesting structures, seasonal rain drains away instead of recharging the groundwater communities depend on.
Our response
Harvest the rain, recharge the aquifer
Rainwater collection systems, storage solutions and 118 recharge shafts return the rain to the ground where it is needed.
The challenge
Irrigation without farmer ownership
When farmers have no role in managing irrigation, water systems are neither maintained nor shared equitably.
Our response
Farmer-led irrigation management
Capacity building of water users associations under the World Bank funded TN-IAMWARM project reached 5,644 beneficiaries in participatory irrigation management.
The challenge
Water insecurity in a changing climate
Rural communities face growing pressure on water resources, with supplies that are neither reliable nor equitably shared.
Our response
Sustainable, community-based systems
Participatory planning and sustainable management practices ensure long-term water conservation, equitable distribution and climate resilience.
At a glance
The essentials
- Active since
- 200025+ years of water management experience
- Coverage
- 30 tanks · 118 recharge shaftsDe-silted and built across multiple districts
- Flagship project
- TN-IAMWARM (World Bank)5,644 PIM beneficiaries, 2011–2014
- CSR partners
- United Way Mumbai & ATC TiresTank de-silting and recharge shaft works
- Project portfolio
- 4 projectsCSR and World Bank funded, 2002–2023
- Delivery model
- Participatory & community-ledWater user associations and community-based management
Track record
Project portfolio, 2002–2023
| Programme | Period | Type | Highlights | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainwater harvesting (RWH) activities | 2018–2023 | CSR partnership | Multi-component project — rainwater collection and groundwater recharge | Completed |
| MI-Tank initiative | 2022–2023 | CSR partnership | United Way Mumbai — tank rejuvenation and ecosystem restoration | Completed |
| Capacity building of Water Users Associations (WUAs) for PIM — TN-IAMWARM project | 2011–2014 | Training programme | World Bank funded — 5,644 beneficiaries reached in participatory irrigation management | Completed |
| Rainwater harvesting program | 2002–2003 | NGO programme | Foundation program — where our water resource work began | Completed |
Impact
What water resource management changes
Water body restoration
Restored 30 tanks through desilting and rehabilitation, along with 118 recharge shafts, improving water storage capacity and groundwater recharge across multiple districts.
Community participation
Built local capacity through water user associations and participatory irrigation management systems, ensuring community ownership.
Sustainable management
Implemented sustainable water management practices ensuring long-term water resource conservation and climate resilience for communities.
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Join us in ensuring water security for future generations through sustainable water resource management and conservation initiatives. Your support helps build resilient water systems for communities.