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Water literacy on wheels
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Former Principal Secretary for Ecology and Environment A N Yellappa Reddy, Rashtra Bandhu President B N Sureshwara at the inauguration of Water Literacy on Wheels organised by  Water Literacy Foundation in Bangalore on Monday. DH Photo
Former Principal Secretary for Ecology and Environment A N Yellappa Reddy, Rashtra Bandhu President B N Sureshwara at the inauguration of Water Literacy on Wheels organised by Water Literacy Foundation in Bangalore on Monday. DH Photo

To create awareness on rain water harvesting in and around the City and villages, the Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) on Monday launched Water Literacy on Wheels, a  collaborative effort in association with the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and NABARD.

A N Yellappa Reddy, former principal secretary for ecology, who inaugurated the event said conservation of lakes in Bangalore city would rejuvenate the water cycle.

Bangalore Zilla Panchayat CEO Suryanarayan Rao listed conservation programmes undertaken by the ZP including the digging of 3,800 borewells in and around the City.

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(Published 15 December 2009, 00:29 IST)