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women have saved the dying pond in Khomp village started
Ghurari river. These Jal Sahelis drying up, the women took the
created a check dam by filling initiative to rejuvenate it. The
sand in sacks, stopped the women of ‘Hari Bagiya Self Help
rainwater from getting wasted, Group’ removed a large amount
and filled the river to the brim of silt from the pond… they used
with water. These women have the silt removed from the pond
enthusiastically contributed to on barren land to set up a fruit
the construction of hundreds of forest. Due to the hard work of
reservoirs and their revival. This these women, not only has the
has not only solved the water pond been filled with water,
problem of the people of this but the crop yield has also
area, happiness too has returned increased substantially. Such
to their faces. efforts of water conservation
Friends, at some places being done in every nook and
woman power enhances water corner of the country will prove
power, whereas at other places very helpful in dealing with the
water power also strengthens water crisis. I fully trust that you
woman power. I have come to too will definitely join such efforts
know about two very inspiring happening around you.
efforts from Madhya Pradesh.
Here in Raipura Village of Dindori, My dear countrymen,
construction of a large pond has there is a border village ‘Jhala’
raised the groundwater level in Uttarkashi of Uttarakhand.
considerably. The women of The youth here have started a
this village benefited from this. special initiative to keep their
Here the women associated with village clean. They are running a
‘Sharada Aajeevika Self Help campaign, ‘Dhanyvaad Prakriti’
Group’ have reentered into fish or ‘Thank you Nature’ in their
farming. These women have village. As part of this, the village
also started a fish parlour, where is cleaned for two hours every
their income is also multiplying day. The garbage scattered
through the sale of the fish. The in the streets of the village is
efforts of women in Chhatarpur, collected and dumped at a
Madhya Pradesh, is also designated place outside the
commendable. When the big village. Due to this, Jhala village

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