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| Mittal Patel visits water management site in Sabarkantha |
It has been a few years since we began water conservation efforts in Banaskantha. As of today, we have deepened 163 lakes. It is not just Banaskantha that requires such interventions; with the depleted water tables, other districts also need intensive water conservation efforts. However, we have our limitations; hence, despite communities calling us to their regions, we cannot reach them.
Amidst all the requests and denials, we had the opportunity to meet respected Shri Pratulbhai Shroff, who invited us to initiate water harvesting and conservation efforts in Sabarkatha’s Poshina.
Shri Pratulbhai is the founder of Dr K. R. Shroff Foundation, an organisation working extensively in education. Poshina is the region where the organisation has been actively involved; we visit and survey the area to understand the ground realities to help us plan better interventions. Eventually, a collective visit to the region also happened.
Poshina is a prominent tribal town towards the east of Gujarat. Although the region receives good rains during the monsoon, sourcing even drinking water becomes challenging during summers. The villagers own agricultural land, but the water insufficiency means there is no means to earn a living during summers when the region becomes dry.
As we transverse through 5 villages, each village shared their water woes and the need to find a solution so that they do not have to escape to the cities. The population here is forced to migrate to urban areas in search of living during the summer months. If there is sufficient water, they can engage in dairy farming and earn a decent living.
We visited Aambamahuda, Tuta-bungalow, Tadhivedhi, Kajawas and Mathasara to have meetings with the village community. We also surveyed the areas capable of holding water.
We have decided to launch the water conservation efforts to deepen lakes, wells and khet talavdi at Aambamahuda village. We also plan to rope in government support in these efforts.
Thank you, Pratulbhai, for inviting and supporting such efforts for a new region. I am hopeful that our collective efforts will have a more significant impact!!
āŠŽāŠĻાāŠļāŠાંāŠ ાāŠŪાં āŠāŠģāŠļંāŠāŠŊāŠĻા āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊો āŠ
āŠŪે āŠāŠĢા āŠĩāŠāŠĪāŠĨી āŠāаીāŠ 163 āŠĪāŠģાāŠĩો āŠ
āŠŪે āŠ
āŠĪ્āŠŊાāŠ° āŠļુāŠ§ી āŠંāŠĄા āŠāа્āŠŊા. āŠŽāŠļ āŠ āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊો āŠોāŠāŠĻે āŠ
āŠĻ્āŠŊ āŠિāŠē્āŠēાāŠŪાં āŠĩāŠļāŠĪા āŠĻે āŠŠાāŠĢીāŠĻા āŠŪāŠđāŠĪ્āŠĩāŠĻે āŠļāŠŪāŠāŠĪા āŠēોāŠો āŠ
āŠŪાāŠ°ા āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ°āŠŪાં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠāŠģāŠļંāŠāŠŊāŠĻું āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊ āŠāаોāŠĻું āŠāŠđે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠ
āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠŪāŠ°્āŠŊાāŠĶાāŠĻા āŠēીāŠ§ે āŠ āŠĨāŠĪું āŠĻāŠđોāŠĪું.
āŠāŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠāŠ āŠĶિāŠĩāŠļ āŠ
āŠાāŠĻāŠ āŠāŠĶāŠ°āŠĢીāŠŊ āŠķ્āŠ°ી āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĪુāŠēāŠાāŠ āŠķ્āŠ°ોāŠŦāŠĻે āŠŪāŠģāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠĨāŠŊું āŠĻે āŠāŠŪāŠĢે āŠļાāŠŽāŠ°āŠાāŠ ાāŠĻા āŠŠોāŠķીāŠĻા āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ°āŠŪાં āŠāŠģāŠļંāŠāŠŊāŠĻા āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊો āŠāаāŠĩા āŠŪાāŠે āŠāŠŪંāŠĪ્āŠ°āŠĢ āŠāŠŠ્āŠŊું.
āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĪુāŠēāŠાāŠ āŠĄો.āŠે.āŠāа.āŠķ્āŠ°ોāŠŦ āŠŦાāŠāŠĻ્āŠĄેāŠķāŠĻāŠĻા āŠļ્āŠĨાāŠŠāŠ. āŠķિāŠ્āŠ·āŠĢ āŠ્āŠ·ેāŠĪ્āŠ°ે āŠāŠŪāŠĻી āŠļંāŠļ્āŠĨા āŠુāŠŽ āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊ āŠāаે. āŠŠોāŠķીāŠĻા āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ°āŠŪાં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠāŠŪāŠĻું āŠāŠĢું āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊ. āŠŠોāŠķીāŠĻા āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ°āŠĻે āŠļāŠŪāŠી āŠĪ્āŠŊાં āŠķું āŠāаāŠĩું āŠĪે āŠĻāŠ્āŠી āŠāаીāŠķુંāŠĻું āŠ
āŠŪે āŠāŠđ્āŠŊું āŠĻે āŠŠāŠી āŠŠોāŠķીāŠĻા āŠāŠŪāŠĻી āŠĻે āŠ
āŠŪાāŠ°ી āŠીāŠŪ āŠļાāŠĨે āŠāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠĨāŠŊું.
āŠāŠĶિāŠĩાāŠļી āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ° āŠĩāŠ°āŠļાāŠĶ āŠļાāŠ°ો āŠŠāŠĄે. āŠēોāŠો āŠŠાāŠļે āŠેāŠĪીāŠēાāŠŊāŠ āŠāŠŪીāŠĻો āŠŠāŠĢ āŠāаી āŠŠāŠĢ āŠોāŠŪાāŠļા āŠ
āŠĻે āŠķિāŠŊાāŠģાāŠŪાં āŠŠાāŠĢી āŠŪāŠģે āŠ્āŠŊાāŠ°ે āŠāŠĻાāŠģાāŠŪાં āŠāŠો āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ° āŠļુāŠ્āŠો āŠāŠ ્āŠ . āŠŠીāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠŠાāŠĢી āŠŪેāŠģāŠĩāŠĩાāŠŊ āŠļાંāŠļા.
āŠ
āŠŪે āŠēāŠāŠāŠ āŠŠાંāŠ āŠાāŠŪો āŠŦāŠ°્āŠŊા āŠĻે āŠĶāŠ°ેāŠ āŠાāŠŪāŠĻા āŠēોāŠોāŠ āŠŠાāŠĢીāŠĻી āŠļāŠŪāŠļ્āŠŊાāŠĻું āŠļāŠŪાāŠ§ાāŠĻ āŠĨાāŠŊ āŠĪો āŠ
āŠŪાāŠ°ે āŠķāŠđેāŠ°āŠŪાં āŠĻાāŠđāŠĩું āŠĻ āŠŠāŠĄે āŠāŠĩું āŠāŠđ્āŠŊું.
āŠķāŠđેāŠ°āŠŪાં āŠĻાāŠđāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠ°ોāŠāŠાāŠ° āŠ
āŠ°્āŠĨે āŠĨાāŠŊ. āŠŠāŠĢ āŠŠાāŠĢીāŠĻી āŠŊોāŠ્āŠŊ āŠĩ્āŠŊāŠĩāŠļ્āŠĨા āŠĨાāŠŊ āŠĪો āŠŠāŠķુāŠŠાāŠēāŠĻ āŠŠāŠĢ āŠļાāŠ°ો āŠĩિāŠ્āŠēāŠŠ āŠŽāŠĻી āŠķāŠે āŠĻે āŠēોāŠોāŠĻે āŠŠોāŠĪાāŠĻું āŠĩāŠđાāŠēું āŠĩāŠĪāŠĻ āŠોāŠĄāŠĩું āŠĻ āŠŠāŠĄે āŠāŠĩું āŠŠ્āŠ°ાāŠĨāŠŪિāŠ āŠĶૃāŠ·્āŠિāŠ āŠāŠĢાāŠŊું.
āŠ
āŠŪે āŠંāŠŽાāŠŪāŠđુāŠĄા, āŠુāŠા-āŠŽંāŠ્āŠēો, āŠાāŠĒીāŠĩેāŠĄી,āŠાāŠાāŠĩાāŠļ, āŠŪāŠĨાāŠļāŠ°ા āŠાāŠŪāŠŪાં āŠ્āŠ°ાāŠŪāŠāŠĻો āŠļાāŠĨે āŠŽેāŠ āŠ āŠāаી āŠĻે āŠાāŠŪāŠŪાં āŠŠાāŠĢીāŠĻો āŠļંāŠ્āŠ°āŠđ āŠ્āŠŊાં āŠĨāŠ āŠķāŠે āŠĪે āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ° āŠોāŠŊો.
āŠŪુāŠēાāŠાāŠĪ āŠēીāŠ§ેāŠēા āŠŽāŠ§ા āŠાāŠŪોāŠŪાંāŠĨી āŠંāŠŽાāŠŪāŠđુāŠĄાāŠŪાં āŠĪāŠģાāŠĩ āŠંāŠĄા āŠāаāŠĩાāŠĨી āŠēāŠāŠĻે, āŠૂāŠĩા āŠાāŠģāŠĩાāŠĻું, āŠેāŠĪāŠĪāŠēાāŠĩāŠĄી āŠŽāŠĻાāŠĩāŠĩાāŠĻું āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊ āŠđાāŠĨ āŠŠāŠ° āŠēેāŠķું.
āŠ āŠļિāŠĩાāŠŊ āŠĪāŠģાāŠĩāŠĻા āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊો āŠļāŠāŠĻ āŠĨાāŠŊ āŠ āŠŪાāŠે āŠļāŠ°āŠાāŠ°āŠĻે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠļાāŠĨે āŠોāŠĄીāŠķું.
āŠāŠાāŠ° āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĪુāŠēāŠાāŠ āŠāŠ āŠĻāŠĩા āŠĩિāŠļ્āŠĪાāŠ°āŠŪાં āŠાāŠ°્āŠŊ āŠāаāŠĩા āŠāŠđેāŠĢ āŠŪોāŠāŠēāŠĩા. āŠļાāŠĨે āŠ°āŠđી āŠļāŠ°āŠļ āŠāаીāŠķું āŠ āŠĻāŠ્āŠી...
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Mittal Patel meets Shri Pratulbhai Shah and Others for Water Management |
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Mittal Patel discusses water managemnet with village community |
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Mittal Patel with Shri Pratulbhai Shah who invited us to initiate water harvesting and conservation efforts in Sabarkatha’s Poshina. |
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| We also surveyed the areas capable of holding water. |