India, Feb. 8 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) campus in Bhondsi has emerged as a model for sustainable water management, with significant improvements in groundwater recharge and rainwater conservation through the Gurujal initiative, officials said. Spanning 216 acres, the campus has seen a four-foot rise in groundwater levels over the past two years, aided by rainwater harvesting, aquifer recharge, and wastewater treatment, officials claimed. The initiative, supported by corporate social responsibility (CSR), district and state funding, has also promoted afforestation and ecological restoration, they claimed.

On Friday, Haryana environment minister Rao Narbir Singh visited the campus to review these conservation efforts and stressed ...