Water Power

This activities of Grass seeks to conserve and optimally use every available drop of water. GRASS has been a pioneer in the up gradation and renovation of watermills commonly known as "Gharats" ? for power generation and improving their efficiency. More than two lakhs watermills through out the entire Himalayan region has been doing the traditional job of grinding of grains.

Based on the same principle as that of big dams, watermills using the innumerable water bodies and streams could be useful in the overall development of the backward hilly region through power generation . GRASS has pioneered many technologies and has been engaged in the Rudraprayg Himalayan belts comprising all the hill states of the country to upgrade and renovate the watermills. The organization has also organized the water millers in each concerned state to empower the poor water millers.

Gharat is central to multiple activities that are catalytic to regional development. The availability of water in Gharat encourages activities that are economically and environmentally viable and help in employment generation.