I have published a article on water management in Tamil Nadu in Deccan Herald Online Opinion. My article is premises with a real case studies in Erode district which experimented reviving tens of water bodies across 14 blocks in the State, entirely led by a community led model involving farmers and local community.
"Between 2016-2018 one such community-led experiment was done in and around Erode city in Tamil Nadu, where in a short span of three years, more than 34 water bodies were revived by de-silting, deepening and widening to increase the water storage capacity by five folds on an average. All 34 water bodies put together cover about 134 acres spread across the several blocks in Erode district. The Hindu on October 26, 2018 in Erode City noted that “...while the water storage capacity before before de-silting, widening and deepening was 56 crore litres, the storage improved to 262 crore litres after the work.” Farmers and the general public in and around of the 34 water bodies were all happy that they could witness a substantial rise of the water table in their bore-wells and wells even this summer."
"Between 2016-2018 one such community-led experiment was done in and around Erode city in Tamil Nadu, where in a short span of three years, more than 34 water bodies were revived by de-silting, deepening and widening to increase the water storage capacity by five folds on an average. All 34 water bodies put together cover about 134 acres spread across the several blocks in Erode district. The Hindu on October 26, 2018 in Erode City noted that “...while the water storage capacity before before de-silting, widening and deepening was 56 crore litres, the storage improved to 262 crore litres after the work.” Farmers and the general public in and around of the 34 water bodies were all happy that they could witness a substantial rise of the water table in their bore-wells and wells even this summer."
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