In AD 1998 two video vans were made. By 2005, more than 3,000 villages have been placed in them with 58 inch TV sets, water harvesting model and information booklets have been distributed to more than 3,000 villages. More than 50 lakh copies of various types like “Dushkaal Ne Deshwato”, “Hariyali Krantina Mahamandana”, “Let’s Build Check Dam Together” and “Jalsanchaya Information Patrika” were distributed from village to village. Apart from this, 20 thousand booklets were made in English and Hindi for other states. Produced various songs related to water conservation and distributed more than 1 lakh audio cassettes. Telefilms were also made with the characters of various TV actors and different episodes aired for longer periods in different channels like Aastha. Live demonstrations were arranged at various agricultural fairs.
Distributed more than 50 thousand video CDs related to water harvesting campaign. Millions of postcards were written with watershed messages. Presented programs with live dialogue related to water storage through various channels. Lakhs of banners, hoardings were made for various program information.
Tributes to deceased persons appear in Gujarati dailies. We write tribute letters to the families of deceased persons. Along with the condolence messages, there are more than one lakh letters in the past 15 years, requesting that a check dam lake be built in the village of their hometown, trees be planted in the memory of the deceased family members. Apart from this, for the last 15 years, short appeals like Jalsanchaya, Beti Bachao, along with New Year greeting cards are also included in Diwali cards. Every year more than fifty thousand New Year greeting cards are sent to people who are directly associated with the organization. Efforts have been made to reach the masses through the medium of television, press media, and electronic media. Apart from this, information is exchanged with thousands of people of the country through the website and social media of Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust.
