An irrigation department Patkari- Kashinath Majhri Vaag who …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Water conservation drive in the villages
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Pendis of grains stacked in a rich farmers house, the cultivation …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
The cultivators with their harvest behind.
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Sayeed Isak Kasam and Vikasoma. The two patkaris of Neer Village
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Sutapa Ghosh
Sayeed Isak Kasam and Vikasoma. The two patkaris of Neer Village
by
Sutapa Ghosh
The chairman of the Bhagyat Committee, Subhas Daga, holding out …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
by
Sutapa Ghosh
The outlet which is blocked by sticks, mud and stone for …
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Sutapa Ghosh
The outlet which is blocked by sticks, mud and stone for …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Section of the sarang, or field channel through which water flows …
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Sutapa Ghosh
Sayeed Isak Kasam, the Patkari, demonstrating how he blocks the …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Section of the distributary channel
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Sutapa Ghosh
The Patkari Sayyed Issak Kasam along with some Jagliyas and …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Section of the distributary channel
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Sutapa Ghosh
Section of the distributary channel
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Sutapa Ghosh
Section of a well dug out in the Phad - farmers now have sunk …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Section of the distributary channel
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Sutapa Ghosh
Section of the distributary channel
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Sutapa Ghosh
Mud, garbage and dead leaves strewn in the water channels which …
by
Sutapa Ghosh
Section of a well sunk in the phad
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Sutapa Ghosh
Sarangs which carry the water to the fields
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Sutapa Ghosh
Field channels through which water reaches the fields
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Sutapa Ghosh
Field channels through which water reaches the fields
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Sutapa Ghosh
Fields before the cropping season
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Sutapa Ghosh
Fields before the cropping season
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Sutapa Ghosh
Lush green crops
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Sutapa Ghosh
Wells sunk in the Phad due to severe water scarcity
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Sutapa Ghosh
Section of the pat (canal)
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Sutapa Ghosh
On the way to Sakri, Dhule, flat topped hills of the western ghats
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Sutapa Ghosh
An irrigation department Patkari- Kashinath Majhri Vaag who releases water into the Sayeednagar Bhandara for the villages downstream of Neer Village. He receives his salary from the I.D.
Water conservation drive in the villages
Pendis of grains stacked in a rich farmers house, the cultivation is done through well irrigation
The cultivators with their harvest behind.
Sayeed Isak Kasam and Vikasoma. The two patkaris of Neer Village
Sayeed Isak Kasam and Vikasoma. The two patkaris of Neer Village
The chairman of the Bhagyat Committee, Subhas Daga, holding out the tamrapatra- the register containing the rules and regulation of water allocation
The outlet which is blocked by sticks, mud and stone for diverting the water through the distributary channel to the next Phad
The outlet which is blocked by sticks, mud and stone for diverting the water through the distributary channel to the next Phad
Section of the sarang, or field channel through which water flows into the fields in the Phad irrigation system
Sayeed Isak Kasam, the Patkari, demonstrating how he blocks the Sarangs (field channels) to allow the water to flow down the distributary or pat
Section of the distributary channel
The Patkari Sayyed Issak Kasam along with some Jagliyas and cultivators
Section of the distributary channel
Section of the distributary channel
Section of a well dug out in the Phad - farmers now have sunk wells in the Phad for irrigation because of water scarcity
Section of the distributary channel
Section of the distributary channel
Mud, garbage and dead leaves strewn in the water channels which is cleaned up by the cultivators before the water is released from the dam upstream
Section of a well sunk in the phad
Sarangs which carry the water to the fields
Field channels through which water reaches the fields
Field channels through which water reaches the fields
Fields before the cropping season
Fields before the cropping season
Lush green crops
Wells sunk in the Phad due to severe water scarcity
Section of the pat (canal)
