After having spent the last six years reviving water bodies in Dwarka, I have realised that revival alone is not the difficult part. In all these years, a major hurdle in our efforts has been the government machinery.

My name is Diwan Singh and together with members of the public, we have successfully revived three water bodies in Dwarka sector 20, 23, and 24. However, a job that took us six years, could have easily been completed by the government in one year. Within a year or two, the government can easily revive around 600 lakes in Delhi.

In 2012, we conducted a survey of 50 villages and found 183 non-functioning water bodies and presented the report to the government.