date:Mar 23, 2021
eet the irrigation needs.
However, villagers knew they had to band together to mitigate the crisis. Since 2017, collective resolve has helped them construct over 1,000 farm ponds and 150 barrages to arrest and percolate water. The efforts have helped villagers save over 500 mln litres of water. The surplus resource allowed them to shift cultivation to grapes and export 600 tonnes of the fruit.