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Do Good: On the Ground
Girish Gupta led a rainwater-harvesting pilot project that was so successful it became a government priority. Now he’s planning a database project to preserve traditional water conservation wisdom. When it comes to international development projects, the young Indian engineer says everyone must commit to the cause — the measurables will follow.
Like many well-trained engineering students in India, Girish Gupta had a wealth of choices after graduation, from taking a job in India’s booming technology sector to advanced studies abroad. Instead, he chose to help his country bring modern water management tools to the arid and largely poor state of Rajasthan, home of the famous Thar Desert. While still respecting ancient techniques, Gupta and his colleagues helped a community long known for its resourcefulness in the face of harsh desert conditions create a more sustainable water supply.
Today, Gupta remains involved in helping his homeland move forward. After graduating from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where he did a post-graduate program in public management and policy, he took a job as the head of investments-water for the Network Enterprises Fund in Chennai, India — a private equity fund focused on providing market-based solutions for clean drinking water supply in rural areas.
Gupta spoke with …
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