The overall purpose of the project is to plan, develop and maintain water resources in the water impoverished state of Rajasthan to support the growth and well being of the communities and respond to the growing need of water for drinking, agriculture, industrial and general improvement of living conditions.

IKEA, as part of the social and environmental responsibility, decided to initiate this project as a few of their suppliers were based in this water impoverished state of Rajasthan.

The initiative is designed to ensure that all the IKEA suppliers in Rajasthan should adopt the best possible practices while utilising the local resources including water and ensure sustainable supplies of water and other natural resources. The communities involved in the production of the supplies to IKEA should participate in the program to improve the environment in and around their villages. IKEA hired the services of Advit Foundation to conduct a detailed study and design the program. The development objectives of IKEA water project are:

• To identify technologies and management approaches to help achieve sustainable groundwater recharge systems in and around the supplier factories and adopted villages;
• To aggressively promote solutions for sustainable groundwater recharge among the target groups

Pilot Project Area

A belt of about 20 villages along the River Vani near the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan: Bagru, Rotwada, Kunjbiharipura, Sanwal, Kunchiyawas, Bhimpura, Harbanspura, Kiratpura, Jhund, Rampuranwali, Mandor, Chandwas, Harsoolia, Gohandi, Navalkishorepura, Mandao, Jagatshiromanipura, Mohana.