Water is a critical resource that is essential to achieve economic growth, improve the quality of life of people and ensure environmental sustainability. Urban and rural India has a large number of lakes and ponds suffering from mis-management of water bodies. Incessant urbanization and accelerating population have also aggravated the problem of infringement and intrusion of water bodies. Extinction and disappearance of these water bodies pose a threat to water sources in the region. Eventually, cities become more vulnerable and susceptible to flooding incidents due to climatic changes. Therefore, there is a dire need to rejuvenate, renovate and reclaim these valuable water bodies. The programme of desilting, deepening and beautification of water bodies can be considered as one of the initiatives taken up to make cities more resilient and receptive to these changes. To address these challenges, we have started the Waterbody/Lake Rejuvenation Program. We work closely with the local government to locate the appropriate water bodies that require immediate attention. After identifying the water bodies, the next step involves due diligence of the sites, including demographic assessments, hydrology, geology, and limnology of the water bodies. We have adopted in situ methods for rejuvenation and water body cleaning such as de-silting, de-weeding, bioremediation, aeration and bio-manipulation. A walking track is constructed around the water body to increase public awareness. The trees are planted along the sides of the water bodies to create bird habitation and maintain natural flora and fauna.