WATER LITERACY FOUNDATION
WATER LITERACY FOUNDATION
#347, "Parvathi Nilaya, Kallappa layout,
Amruthahalli, Sahakaranagar post Bangalore 92.
Phone: 080- 23339497, M: 9448379497
E-mail: rainwatermasagi2000@yahoo.co.in
Website: www.waterliteracy.or
1st floor sawakar building behind commerce
college near sindhur hospital vidhynagar
HUBLI-21 Cell:94483-79497, 99868-40730
E-mail: rainwatermasagi2000@yahoo.co.in
Website: www.waterliteracy.org
Website: www.waterliteracy.org
Ayyappa.M.Masagi
Ashoka- fellow
SUMMARY OF
A diploma holder in Engineering, worked for 23 years occupying a senior
QUALIFICATION positions in L&T. But for the last one-decade have dedicated my time for working
on water and environmental issues in rural and urban areas. Currently Director Water literacy foundation.
 Water management-Conservation and recharge techniques expert.
 Rainwater harvesting –Urban & Rural]
 Bore well recharge Technique
 Organic Farming
 Groundwater recharges techniques.
 Recycling of used water.
SKILLS
ACHIEVEMENTS
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 Popular resources person for rainwater harvesting and ground water recharging.
Launching water literacy movement in hundreds of village in Karnataka-have
motivated thousands of individuals to take up , bore well recharge, roof water
harvesting and to practice organic framing.
 Promotion of rainwater management implemented several factories in Bangalore
and all over Karnataka. Provided effective, efficient; economical harvesting
structures, technical support, fallow- up, drawing, monitoring, & down
to earth style work promoting in Widia-Kennametal, Bharuka, Tropical
Flavors, Jindal, Sai BabaTrust, Welcasts, Ajax-fiori, Swiss-Aid,
Akshaya Patra Dharwad K.V.K Hulakoti etc.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS &
PAPERS
Nela-Jala-Jana – a book an organic farming and water harvesting methods.
Numerous articles and features published in regional newspapers. Weekly,
monthly, quarterly, magazines &Electronics media
AWARDS
RECEIVED
Shrusthi samman national Award, India leaders for tomorrow,
Samaja Ratna, karntaka Ratna,Ramajadhav, M.Visweswaraih prashasthi ,
Loka nayak Jayaprakash narayana state award , Jala marupoorna Thajna. .
Titles conferred: Doctor of dry borewells &Visweswarayya of north
karnataka, Water warrior of Karnataka, Jagaduguru of water,
Karnataka best social service award winner.
LIFES MISSION
Making Karnataka a water literate state, Rejuvenate the ground water table
campaign against pollution, and advocate for an eco friendly policy. To
practice& preach an eco friendly life. To gift a world with surplus fresh
water the coming generation
Ayyppa to the Ashoka fellow ship for his creativity and deep commitmentment sustains community
development through water conservator & water literacy in 2004, Ashoka takes pride in
A.M.Masagi has been one of a select community of social entrepreneur’s for his effect system wide
solution to a grave crisis he is works at the heart of a problem which is effecting,37 million Indian
terms and has created a program that can be replicated at a national & international
Water literacy campaign has reached more then 2.5 million people with 799 programs across 8
states in India. Masagi effectively position’s terms at the head of a national wide champion to
professionalize their industry and build stable water supplies for their regions. He dose this by trains
them to measure and trap rain water while guiding them on who to budget their needs makes the
program self sustaining
Further more the scarcity of water has been the cause of many conflicts in the country & his
methods directly help resolve this conflicts as the director of the a Ashoka aces partnership has seen
Masagi programs flourish and improve the lives of millions
Highly recommended him for this
I delighted & feel honored to commend the worked of Mr. A.M.Masagi water carrier from India &
for lost half decade he has been pursuing like a mad man the water harvesting technology water
conservation methods & procedures ,farm rain water retention methods all with the objects of helps
the marginal and resource poor farmers in India
I spotted Mr. A.M.Masagi when I was a an heroines a programmer rain water for their groups &
owners failed wells who want to recharge the wells people lim him need to be honored internally
so that the India leaders for tomorrow sponsored by rates tata trust 2002 to indent by and groom
potential leaders from 5 years of phase domain vi2, environment protection public health push
education rural & urban governance ever since I have been touch with Mr. A.M.Masagi & found
him continuing his mission with zest & passion recently Swiss aid has hired him to work for H2o
harvesting methods in selective village of marata wade in maharastra many corporate are hiring him
to install H2o harvest less methods
Ayyppa is a micro man & his work touch life of the most deprived people of the India vise
School children (who understand how water can be harvested in the school roof top) formals who
depend only on rain waters for their crops & owners failed wells scientists who are nearer the
people are recognized I wish him all the god speed in gets this stock
LETS US JOIN CAMPAIGN “ HARVESTING THE HEAVENS ”
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