Raipur’s Rainwater Revolution: How Community Participation is Strengthening Urban Water Security in Chhattisgarh

• Raipur (Chhattisgarh capital) has built ~32,000 rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) initiative, becoming a flagship urban groundwater-recharge model.
• Demonstrates the "Whole-of-Government + Whole-of-Society" model and the 3Cs mantra — Community, CSR, Convergence/Cost — for urban water security.
• Relevant for UPSC under GS-I (urbanisation), GS-II (centre-state schemes), GS-III (water conservation, environment, disaster — urban flooding).