Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has taken it upon himself to end the water crisis in his state, Maharashtra, with a competition under his ‘Paani Foundation’.
The acclaimed actor had organised a contest called ‘Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Awards 2016’ through which villagers have saved ‘1368 crore’ litres of water. The amount of water saved is said to be equivalent to Rs 272 crore saved by the state every year.
Aamir also lauded the Maharashtra government’s efforts in drought-ridden areas and said he wishes to help make Maharashtra drought-free within the next five years.
The first prize worth Rs 50 lakh went to Velu village in Koregaon tehsil. Second prize of Rs 30 lakh was shared by Khapartone and Jaigaon villages in Ambejogai and Koregaon tehsils, respectively.
Radi Tanda in Ambejogai and Wathoda in Warud tehsils shared the third prize, carrying Rs 20 lakh. The competition was held from April 20 to June 5 and villages were judged by the amount of water storage they created through water harvesting methods.
Hailing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ efforts to make the state drought-free, Aamir said “It is our dream to make Maharashtra drought-free in five years and it is our good fortune that Maharashtra got a Chief Minister who has pledged to solve the water crisis. His political will is really strong”
Apart from the Chief Minister’s strong support, Aamir’s initiative have also been supported by his wife Kiran Rao and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani.
Aamir awaits the release of ‘Dangal’ in December this year.
Great initiative. He is showing his class and perfection in helping society as well. A true Genius !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ Rejan Perfect slap to Satyajit and all other haters.
Charity work is like hidden work NOT News headline work. What ever comes on headlines that is for their benefit in world.
See what lallu pahelwaan doing. Aata to kuch nahi khali POSE marte rahta
Unpad Ganwaar Lallu.
Agar SRK and Salman meet any educated person interview , Salman will out in first question. No Interpersonal skills nor Actor skills. People using Salman and making money at the moment in India. our chuti janta spending on his brainless movies.
Good job Aamir Khan
Dint Aamir Khan oppose (along with Medha Patkar) the dam in Gujrat which would have provided water to Maharastra also?
Looks like a damage control initiative to save Dangal.
Publicity Stunt. To get Sympathy for Dangal.
MR PERFECT
image building only…
@Gj008- u fool ‘when did amir say india is intolerant??’ go & watch his interview then say anything u moron
Wow, Aamir Khan rules. Respect for him increased 10 folds. Thanks for the article indicine.
2 years of hardwork and the result is there for everyone to see. Kudos, SMJ and Paani Foundation team.
Superhuman
Real work.Respect
Proud Moment For Aamir Fans.
Great Work SIR!!!
@GJOO8
LOL!!!
He is doing this for publicity,then why he didnt tweet about it??
Bcoz of his philanthropic projects
Aamir Khan was appointed the brand ambassador of UNICEF for SOUTH India.
Money Is Not Important To Him,
After GHAJINI He could have signed ROBOT or after pk ROBOT 2,He could have earned 100 times more money.
But He didnt do films just to earn Crores,Instead of that HE did 3 Idiots & Now DANGAL(movie on Women Empowerment, GURU of
SAKSHI MALIK too) movies
with a social message in it.
Becoz of SATYAMEV JAYATE Aamir postponed his TALASH(ONLY AAMIRs Movie which underperformed at BO)
in order to devote his full energy for the show. Tell me
Which other Bollywood actor would do this?
@zealous : Are you jealous ??
cheap publicity for DANGAL….RSS and Bajrang Dal….BOYCOTT DANGAL that’s it…
and this is the main reason SRK not releasing RAEES with DANGAL…it will be affected…srk already paid price with DILWALE AND FAN….Now AMIR time…
he boycotted respected trophy of India FilmFare and tried hard for Oscar with Mangal Pandey
we boycott Amir movies….
over hyped media made perfaketionist…..
@SULTAN GEM : Come on, spill your reality and dont be a chameleon using Sultan’s name or id. Your comment shows whose fan are you.
@Sultan Gem chameleon whose fan are you? Are you lallu fan of Hakla fan? What has your selfish queen done for society apart from some minor charity which is nothing compared to what Aamir has done for the society. Your selfish idiot queen is a stardomless flop actor who needs to be retired and get into play supporting roles to Megastar AAMIR Khan’s movies so he will get some attention. You tiny 80 cr club flop fanless actor Shah ROFL Khan’s fan , better don’t come here and bark on ultimate biggest megastar’s article. Worry about queen Kong’s sinking career. No body cares about fake wannabe cheap award trophies. Only beggars like Hakla khan need them. Because box office is not her cup of tea. Aukaat me reh tiny actor queen Kong fan.
@hrithik NOT Jealous – Achiever , Why Should I Jealous. I know one day SRK kick Salman butt definetly.
Kisi ni accha comment kiya tha – AGAR SHER KE PAIR MAIN KANTA CHUB JAYE TO KUTTE RAAJ KARRAIN. ( Aisa hi lagta hai mujhe), Dont worry if God Wills SRK will be back.
@Zealous : Keep dreaming !!!! Let your queen cross 150 crs without Deepika and reach 100 crs on non holiday then imagine about kicking Megastars. And the Kanta is being pierced since last 9 years ?? Lol
And to whom you are calling dogs, your lion was once sheltered and feeded at same dog’s home which means your idol have the genes of dogs ? Kya lungi logic hai, Bakwaas !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Virat KohlI you jerk cricketer mind your business. In your field Sachin is biggest star and in film indystry Aamir is bingest star. Sorry that you are a loser and couldn’t achieve what Aamir and sachin have achieved.