How did PM Modi take the Gujarat water model across India? What was his vision, and how did he make it work? How did Gujarat become a blueprint for India’s water success story?

A new case study, “From Gujarat to India: Water Lessons for the World,” examines India’s water journey and the lessons it offers.

Joining ANI Director Ishaan Prakash are the authors of the report:

Parameswaran Iyer

Former Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Government of India

Dr Nitin Bassi

Fellow, Council on Energy, Environment & Water

Dr Daniel W. Smith

Assistant Professor, George Mason University

00:00 – Introduction

01:02 – India’s Water Transformation

04:05 – Water Lessons for Global South

05:42 – Gujarat’s Water Model

09:35 – Jal Jeevan Mission

13:48 – Impact of Tap Water

16:42 – India’s Groundwater Crisis

21:00 – Narendra Modi’s Chintan Shivirs

24:37 – What Makes Water Reform Work?

26:22 – Namami Gange

28:22 – Yamuna Pollution

30:22 – Maharashtra Drought

32:54 – Ministry of Jal Shakti