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Drought-free in Maharashtra – six small villages, one big lesson

Awareness and community-level action are key to the success of any initiative; these six villages in Maharashtra are testimony to that.

Priya Desai

Madhavi Purohit

Prateek Sharma

Praveena Sridhar

Ayan Biswas

Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:09 PM

Maharashtra is reeling under a drought – one of the worst in the last 40 years. The state declared drought in 125 out of 358 talukas during kharif 2012-13, and then declared water scarcity in 3,905 villages in rabi 2012-13.

Satchiwadi village used less groundwater this year

Gravity based spring water supply systems in Andhra Pradesh: Lessons and steps towards the future

Current studies and activities indicate that indigenous knowledge is appropriate for local situations and that it is efficient and sustainable to springboard from such knowledge and practices.

Posted on 22 Nov, 2011 07:35 AM

Guest post by – Rahul Bakare, Arghyam

This article details an example where local knowledge has been used to develop access to safe water in the tribal areas of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh

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