Paani Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which is active in the area of drought prevention and watershed management in the state of Maharashtra, India.

The organization was founded by Indian actor Aamir Khan, his ex-wives Kiran Rao and Reena Dutta, and film and television director Satyajit Bhatkal.

This will result in a drastic fall in the state's agricultural output for the year, officials said.Aamir Khan's TV series Satyamev Jayate, which discussed wide-ranging social issues plaguing India, had originally addressed the issue of water scarcity and the shortcomings of water management in India in the 12th episode of the first season, which was broadcast on 22 July 2012.

Yet, in the same year, there was a citizens’ response to drought when the Paani Foundation was formed with a mission to make Maharashtra ‘drought-free’.

It is a competition among participating the villages to complete the maximum possible amount of work for watershed development and water conservation within their habitats before the monsoon season begins.

[5] The Foundation provides training on technical aspects and social leadership to a small number of representatives from each village before the competition.

The Foundation itself does not provide financial assistance to carry out works, except bearing the costs of the training program and prizes for the winners.

The Foundation also has several partner organizations that lease machinery such as excavators, JCBs or offer other expertise to the participating villages, free of cost.

In 2018, it donated free machine usage hours to villages which have achieved a certain level of work through manual labour.

[9] In 2019, for the fourth Water Cup, Paani Foundation joined hands with Ahmednagar-based NGO Snehalaya to raise and route all funds received via donations, towards machine support for villages.