Further down in the sub-basin, constructing an earthen bund on the main stream and allowing the stored water in the tank to percolate and recharge the ground water body, is the most popular method of artificial recharge augmentation in semi-arid, hard rock region of western India. Artificial means of recharge augmentation differ from the natural means in that they are more site specific, often more expensive and recharge a large volume of water at one place. They aim at increasing the residence time of water in a sub-basin from a few hours of surface runoff to a few years of ground water flow. Only then it is possible for the farmers to dig or drill wells and irrigate food-crops in their small farm plots, even in a drought year. This Paper advocates the aquifer recharge management in sub-basins of semi-arid, hard rock region of western India, through a judicious combination of natural and artificial means of recharge augmentation. It also stresses the important role played by NGOs in this field.