A view of the Serni river in Rajasthan's Karauli. The river has come back to life through years of water conservation efforts. In drought-hit Karauli, Rajasthan, women led a water revolution, reviving ponds and rivers, ending dacoity, restoring farming and bringing peace back to once-parched villages.
Women Lead Water Revolution In Karauli, Rajasthan: Transforming Deserts Into Fertile Lands
In Rajasthan's Karauli district, women have spearheaded a transformative water conservation movement. By reviving traditional structures like pokhars and johads, they've turned barren landscapes into fertile agricultural zones, ensuring water security and empowering communities. Their efforts have not only enhanced agriculture but also improved education and livelihoods for many.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Women bath and wash clothes on the banks of the Serni river in Rajasthan's Karauli.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Children swim in Serni River, in Karauli district of Rajasthan.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Jadish, a former dacoit turned farmer, surveys the pond his wife helped create in their village in Rajasthan's Karauli district.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Children learn to swim in the Serni river in Rajasthan's Karauli.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Jagdish, a former dacoit, returned to farming thanks to his wife바카라™s water conservation efforts, in Rajasthan바카라™s Karauli district.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Roshan Lal바카라™s family member shows his death certificate; he died of silicosis at 42, in Karauli, Rajasthan.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Lajja Ram, a former dacoit, bathes his buffaloes, in Rajasthan바카라™s Karauli district.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Ranveer Singh, a grassroots worker with the NGO Tarun Bharat Sangh and played an important role in convincing people to take up water conservation work, sits in the backdrop of a revived waterbody, in Karauli, Rajasthan.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Siyaram shows a borewell brimming with water after years of community-led water conservation efforts, in Karauli, Rajasthan.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Prem, 55, the wife of a former dacoit, gave up four bighas of her own land to build a pokhar (pond) on the edge of her village in Rajasthan's Karauli district.
Karauli's Water Revolution
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Children look at an abandoned sandstone mine, in Karauli district of Rajasthan.
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