Process of Water Conservation | Govardhan Ecovillage

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All meals are vegetarian (no onion, garlic, mushrooms or meat served). Special requests (Jain/Vegan) or Diet restrictions has to be intimated in advance. GEV is not obligated to fulfil all requests.
GEV can deny the confirmed reservation on Arrival.
Being an environment friendly farm, we do not allow motorized vehicles inside the campus. We encourage our guests to walk around.
Personal Vehicles are not allowed beyond the security check post.
Visitors are required to wear the “Wrist Band” all time and showcase it when, if required.
Consumption , possession any of these product is strictly prohibited inside the campus - meat, fish, eggs, tobacco, alcohol, non-veg, caffeine and other illegal contra band items / products etc.
No food and/or beverage of any kind will be permitted to be brought into the Retreat Centre.
Do not deface any walls, carvings stone canopies (chattries) of temple and Yamuna River Ghats by writing, carving names etc.
Do not feed any outside food stuff to cows/horses etc. Please don’t throw any food stuff for fish in the Yamuna River.
Do not pluck any flowers, fruits from the trees or damage them.
Dress respectfully (no tank-tops, short, tight or revealing clothing, etc.
Carry necessary items as per season like hats, rain coats, umbrellas, warm clothes, torchlight, batteries, and personal water bottles to fill and carry around, swimming costumes, any specific medicines needed.
GEV is a Plastic free zone, help us to keep the premises clean. Place the trash into the respective bins as indicated. (Wet & Dry). GEV has a no littering policy, the claim of littering rests solely on authority of GEV. A penalty may be imposed.
GEV is a Silent Zone post Sunset, be conscious and respectful to other guests, staff members and facilities at GEV. Don’t make a scene, loud noises or any action that disrupts the serenity at GEV
Please take care of your belongings, GEV management is not responsible if lost or damaged.
Please cooperate with security protocols, you may be frisked and your luggage would be checked, if needed.
Some Zones are strictly bare foot, respect the norms.
Pets are not allowed.
During Ekadashi (11th day of waning or waxing Moon) we serve non-grain meals.
GEV reserves the right to deny entrance or cancel bookings (even while on going – with appropriate compensation) upon the breach of any of these T&C.

As per government norms temples and day visit at GEV will be closed till further notice. Guest bookings will continue to remain open.

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WATER CONSERVATION

Water plays a major role in any agricultural or farming based activity. In India, groundwater levels have fallen as much as 70 meters or more over the past 30 years. Assessments by the Central Groundwater Board, Government of India, show a dramatic change in share of tube wells in irrigated areas – from a mere 1% in 1960-61 to 40% in 2006-07. Efficient water conservation is therefore a natural step towards sustainability with respect to water resources. The goal at GEV was to create a system which could help us attain our goal without disturbing the existing ecology while keeping cost feasibility in mind. Therefore we undertook a hydro-geological survey of the entire ecovillage to identify suitable recharge and discharge points. A recharge point is the ideal location to build rain water harvesting units to recharge the underground aquifers. A discharge point is the ideal location to draw underground water through open wells and bore-wells. The entire process involved the following steps:

Hydro-geological mapping - Geology is the most important factor that governs storage and movement of water in the subsurface. These factors were studied in this survey.
Employing geophysical techniques - Resistivity surveys were conducted at different locations within GEV plot to identify the depths to water bearing layers underground.
Water Level monitoring of wells in the area - Measuring static water levels is important to ascertain the groundwater movement direction in the area.
Aquifer test - A pumping test was conducted to evaluate the properties of the basaltic aquifer in the area, helping us understand the quantity of groundwater in the area.
Analysis of collected data - All the data collected in the field was systematically analyzed to obtain specific information regarding the aquifer and the hydro-geological regime in the area.