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Amla Ruia (Paani Mata (Water Mother)) 
Amla Ruia (Paani Mata (Water Mother))
Mumbai, India
Amla Ruia has transformed the face of over 200 villages in Rajasthan by using traditional water harvesting techniques and building check dams. Inspired by droughts in 1999/2000 and 2003 Amla Ashok Ruia works to improve water harvesting in Rajasthan villages, building check dams that provide water security. Her first check dam project was in Mandawar village, and was a success. By the end of 2017, Aakar Charitable Trust had built more than 200 check dams in more than 115 villages in Raja
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In 2011, Ruia was awarded a Lakshmipat Singhania - IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award in the category of Community Service and Social Upliftment. In 2016, she was nominated for the Women of Worth Social Award category. In 2018, she received the India Eye International Human Rights Observer Achievement Award 2018. see also: https://www.thebetterindia.com/21899/amla-ruia-check-dams-rajasthan-aakar-charitable-trust/?fbclid=IwAR0QwtC4jzpvQuL1-rALgmpIKtzPM7s_NXs4Bs5x2b2ao_kbF1PRBjiIok0
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Mumbai, India
Amla Ruia has transformed the face of over 200 villages in Rajasthan by using traditional water harvesting techniques and building check dams. Inspired by droughts in 1999/2000 and 2003 Amla Ashok Ruia works to improve water harvesting in Rajasthan villages, building check dams that provide water security. Her first check dam project was in Mandawar village, and was a success. By the end of 2017, Aakar Charitable Trust had built more than 200 check dams in more than 115 villages in Raja
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In 2011, Ruia was awarded a Lakshmipat Singhania - IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award in the category of Community Service and Social Upliftment. In 2016, she was nominated for the Women of Worth Social Award category. In 2018, she received the India Eye International Human Rights Observer Achievement Award 2018. see also: https://www.thebetterindia.com/21899/amla-ruia-check-dams-rajasthan-aakar-charitable-trust/?fbclid=IwAR0QwtC4jzpvQuL1-rALgmpIKtzPM7s_NXs4Bs5x2b2ao_kbF1PRBjiIok0
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[P7.2020.06] 09/02/2020
it is an inspiration to see how the impact of a work can impact an entire community and beyond.
[P7.2020.06] 09/02/2020
it is an inspiration to see how the impact of a work can impact an entire community and beyond.