He was awarded with Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 2001 for his extensive work on water conservation in drought prone Eastern Rajasthan by building water harvesting structures. Who is he?

Dr. Rajendra Singh

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The correct option is B Dr. Rajendra Singh
Rajendra Singh, popularly known as “Jal Purush” or “Waterman of India” is an inspirational icon, has changed the life of people in over 1000 villages of Aravalli Hills.
He organises Pani Pachayat or Water Parliament in remote villages of Rajasthan. Rajendra Singh’s efforts to educate people about the importance of conservation of water eradicated the scarcity of water in the rural areas of Rajasthan.
He also won the Stockholm Water Prize, an award known as “the Nobel Prize for water”.

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