Tamil Nadu resident Nimal Raghavan left his high paying job in Dubai to return to his village and revive water bodies, irrigate land, and help lakhs after Cyclone Gaja.
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.