Amla Ruia Wiki, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography and More – WikiBio
Amla Ruia is a well-known social activist in India, working in the water harvesting sector. She is known as “Jal Maata of India”; for her contribution to society. She is the President of “Aakar Charitable Trust”.
Wiki/Biography
She was born in 1946 (Age 73; same as 2019) in Uttar Pradesh.
family, caste and husband
She was born into a Hindu family. She is a descendant of the wealthy Darmias who built the Darmian Nagar River in Bihar. She was married to a wealthy businessman “Ashok Ruia” who passed away in January 2019. They have three children – a son and two daughters. Her son Atul Ruia is the general manager of Phoenix and Palladium Malls. Her daughters Sharmila Dalmia and Kavita Khaitan are married.
Occupation/Water Harvesting Work
After seeing images of the Rajasthan drought (late 1990s) on TV, she was so moved that she decided to help the suffering people there. To address water scarcity, she founded the “Aakar Charitable Trust”. They built their first dam in the village of Mandawar in Rajasthan, which is also her husband’s hometown.
They built nearly 200 drinking water reservoirs between 2000 and 2005. By the end of 2017, nearly 200 inspection dams had been constructed in over 115 villages in Rajasthan. Trusts provide 60-70% of resources and 30-40% of contributions by villagers. They are also providing support in other states, some of which are Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh. She joined the NGO “Grammangal” to support educational facilities in rural areas. Their main purpose is to promote the education of girls.
Awards and Honors
- IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award (2011): Community Service and Social Enhancement.
- Eyes of India International Human Rights Observer Achievement Award (2018)
favorite things
- poet: Maithili Sharan Gupt
fact
- She likes to read books and write poems.
- She was born into a spiritually inclined family.
- When she was asked in the interview about her greatest achievement, she replied,
Some people in our dam area didn’t even see how wheat was grown, and now they grow wheat. The economic situation of these villagers has changed dramatically, which makes them very satisfied. “
- In 2019, she appeared in the episode “Karmaveer” (27 September 2019) on Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 (2019) with actor Randeep Hooda.
Meet Karamveer Amla Ruia and find out more about her conservation efforts this Friday at 9pm by Amitabh Bachchan on the #KBCKaramveer Special
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