Watershed management improves livelihoods in drought-prone village
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Kiraksal village in Maharashtra, India transformed from severe water scarcity through collective watershed development by residents, government, and NGOs; the village now has year-round drinking water and sufficient water for both kharif and rabi crops plus livestock, reversing the crisis conditions of 2002 and 2012 droughts.
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