Barren and Denuded hill slopes of the government Watershed Project - National Watershed Programme for Rainfed Areas- a 5 year Programme, completed in 1994. The entire hillside had been afforested and treated, but not a single species survive today
Barren and Denuded hill slopes of the government Watershed Project - National Watershed Programme for Rainfed Areas- a 5 year Programme, completed in 1994. The entire hillside had been afforested and treated, but not a single species survive today
Dug well - The depth of the watertable is at 30-40ft. Through a set of rules and regulations on water extraction villagers have been able to manage their water resources
As soon as one enters the Arvari catchment area, one is mesmerized by thegGreenery all around. A Complete ecological regeneration had been possible through community effort.
People live in separate clusters, Dhanis in the village. This women Belongs to the Balai community. The Locals from this Dhani did not partricipate in the waterworks of the village
A woman showing a scar mark from monkey attack and justifies the reason for villagers why villagers started moving out to Dhanis clusters just beside their farm plots
A woman from the Balai community who related how she had run into debts by borrowing money at high interest rates - usually More than 60% from money lenders. These communities were supposed to have benefitted from the watershed programme through the formation of Self Help Groups, but the project implementing agencies were unable to gain people's confidence