Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao host the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Awards 2016

FP Staff • August 16, 2016, 19:05:01 IST

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have formed Paani Foundation, which works in association with the state government to find ways to end water scarcity.

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, along with the team of his popular TV show “Satyamev Jayate”, have formed Paani Foundation, which works in association with the state government to find ways to end water scarcity. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Reena Dutt poses for the camera. Ira Khan and Kiran Rao together. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Director of Satyamev Jayate, Satyajit Bhatkal and Sonali Kulkarni speaking at ‘Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Awards 2016’. The competition judged water harvesting efforts of various villages. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

The event was a star studded affair. Sai Tamhankar and Reema Lagoo were there to show their support. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

CM Devendra Fadnavis was also in attendence. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

The first prize worth Rs 50 lakhs went to Velu village in Koregaon tehsil. Second prize of Rs 30 lakhs was shared by Khapartone and Jaigaon villages in Ambejogai and Koregaon tehsils, respectively. Aamir Khan and Devendra Fadnavis felicitated the awards. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost

Paani Foundation felicitated villages that had participated in a peoples’ movement to fight drought through watershed development. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost