Farmers use sprinklers to irrigate their fields. Government had introduced sprinkler irrigation at subsidised rates for farmers after the Dhod Block in Sikar District was declared a dark zone.
Farmers living along the 3,670 sq km command area of the Indira Gandhi Canal have managed to reverse desertification in large chunks of land in Jaisalmer, the farthest district from the canal's source. They have dug small ponds, locally known as diggies to store the canal water during summer.