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Ranapur,
Dahod district,
Gujarat:
Mithia Badia Damore, a farmer from Ranapur village has irrigated five
acres land out of total 24 acres owned by him. He is delighted, "Agricultural
yield has gone up significantly. Now we get 7-8 quintals per year
in place of a quintal per hectare we used to get earlier. Earlier
our major crop was maize but now it is wheat. We are also cultivating
gram." Thanks to the water harvesting initiatives under taken
by the villagers with the support from N M Sadguru Water and Development
Foundation, a Dahod based non governmental organisation. Situated
on the banks of river Khan the village has set up a lift irrigation
scheme. Total expenditure was Rs 2,000,000.00 Kirtan Bhai secretary
of the Ranapur Lift Irrigation Co-operative society says, "Earlier
our water lasted for two months after the rainy season but now we
have irrigation water throughout the year." Drinking water scenario
in these villages has also improved because of these initiatives.
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