drought

In a region that's suffered water shortage for years, the efforts of a 82-year-old have helped his village with a supply of water even during droughts.

Under a state government initiated project in 2009, over 59,000 acres (24,000 hectares) of barren fields have been transformed into stretches of green, productive pastures.

They have already removed shrubs from five acres of land and replaced it with the grass, which can hold a lot of water.

Offering food twice a day, volunteers of the gurdwara are working round the clock to make sure none of the protesters go hungry.

TBI and The Environmentalist Foundation of India have come together to revive the livelihoods and dreams of Thiruvoimoor.

As part of the Satyameva Jayate Water Cup 2017, over 1,300 villages in drought-prone areas of Maharashtra are creating water-harvesting structures to overcome chronic water scarcity, particularly during the hot season. Nidhi Jamwal takes a closer look.

After the century’s worst drought, people in Kerala are now getting ready to harvest rain in their backyard wells, temple ponds, and lush forests. Citizens, voluntary groups, and the state government are ready with a set of measures. It just needs to rain. Ajith Lawrence and MM Paniyil take a closer look.

Farmers of Vedaranayam in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu are surviving the current drought by growing diverse crops that suit their soil, despite the failure of the rains and not getting water from the Cauvery River for many years. Sharada Balasubramanian takes a closer look.

As part of a project started by the local government school, children in Malali are digging percolation pits to recharge groundwater and cope with water scarcity.

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