Jovita Aranha

Located in the Thanjavur district and spread across 564 acres, the lake was responsible for irrigating 6,000 acres of agricultural land. However, due to constant misuse and exploitation by the soil mafia, it did not hold sufficient water.

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From snakes, monkeys, mouse-deer, and leopards, he has tended to an army of animals in the past decade.

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Once a plot of land with merely 40-50 mango trees and two huge tamarind trees, today, it boasts of more than 2,500 trees.

Although it was Patel who created the initial framework to influence the Indian princes to accede, it was Menon who did the actual groundwork of coaxing them.

Apart from producing 100 per cent naturally-grown and ripened mangoes that have found patrons across Hyderabad, they have also been using Subash Palekar’s Zero Budget Natural Farming Method to grow an array of crops.

The harvest from her terrace garden meets 90 per cent of her kitchen needs.

Today, the 24-year-old is not only ensuring that lakes don’t run dry but is also protecting threatened forests and green belts in Karnataka.