Managed Aquifer Recharge through Village-level Intervention
- Project Summary
- MARVI Approach
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Our People
- - Dr S R Bhakar
- - Mr Praful C Bhatnagar
- - Miss Seema H Dave
- - Dr Peter Dillon
- - Dr Hakimuddin
- - Dr Harsharn Singh Grewal
- - Dr Mahesh Kothari
- - Dr Rai Kookana
- - Dr Hemant Kumar Mittal
- - Mr Sachin Oza
- - Adj. Professor Roger Packham
- - Mr Ashish Kumar Patel
- - Mr Swomya Prakash
- - Dr S.A. Prathapar
- - Professor Ramesh Chandra Purohit
- - Dr Pratap Singh Rao
- - Mr Ajai Sharma
- - Dr Pradeep Kumar Singh
- - Dr Dave Tucker
- - Dr Maria Varua
- - Dr John Ward
- - Dr Tushaar Shah
- - Professor Basant Maheshwari
- - Mr Mohan Sharma
- - Mrs Manju Ravi
- - Mr Anand Singh Jodha
- - Joycelyn Applebee
- - Bruce Simmons
- - Dr Yogesh Jadeja
- - Mr Brijen Thaker
- - Ms Sezina Bhimani
- - Mr Mulji Siju
- - Jaypal Jadeja
- - Jay Prakash Shukla
- - Prahlad Soni
- - Anil Mathur
- - Ragini Dashora
- - Hari Shanker
- - Upma Sharma
- - Yogita Dashora
- - Ravi Tailor
- - Ravindra Singh
- - Dr S S Sisodia
- - Velji Hirjibhai Gordiya
- - Pratibha Katara
- Contact MARVI
Dr Rai Kookana

Organisation: CSIRO, Australia
E-mail: rai.kookana@csiro.au
Phone: +61 83038450 (W)
+61 408859536 (M)
Address: CSIRO, Land & Water
Private Mail Bag 2
GLEN OSMOND 5064. SA AUSTRALIA
Summary background/interest area:
- B Sc (Hons) Agriculture – Haryana Agriculture University, HISAR, INDIA
- M Sc (Soil Science) – Haryana Agriculture University, HISAR, INDIA
- PhD Soil Science and Environmental Chemistry, University of Western Australia, Perth
Rai has been working with soil and water quality issues for a number of years including in developing countries such as Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Latin American countries.
Role in the Project
Particular interest in this project is to engage schools and the general community in monitoring ground water status (quantity and quality). Water saving activities and enhancement of community awareness about water security.
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