A villager showing the level of subterraean water in the paar system which has been revived by Jethu Singh of Thar Integrated Development Society (TIDS)
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.
Jaisalmer fort, the second oldest fort of Rajasthan, is built on a hillock 75 m above the ground. Inside the fort there were three sweet water wells which no longer exist. Water from Dabla village, 12 km from Jaisalmer, is taken to the fort from where it is supplied to the whole town.