Save Water Earn Money: A Campaign that Turns Lives of Thousand Farmers
Brij Bihari Pandey*
ICAR- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India
Subhajeet Behura
Dept. of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Bidyadharpur Arilo, Cuttack, Odisha (754 006), India
Ratnakumar Pasala
ICAR- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India
Shruti Mahapatra
Dept. of Agriculture, Sri Sri University, Bidyadharpur Arilo, Cuttack, Odisha (754 006), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Doubling Income, Subsidy, Water bodies, Water conservation
Abstract
In this article it has clearly portrayed the way through which water conservation has helped the farmers to turn profits. Centre has figured out ways to achieve its target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 and farmers in some villages have found already multiplied their income by conserving every drop of water and making agriculture a profit-making venture. Here in the study, the state Madhya Pradesh has set an example by changing the standard of living of localities by additional income with huge margin of profit with the help of water structure “REWA SAGAR” especially in Dewas district. Apart from these it has resulted incremental biodiversity, advanced pisciculture, assured irrigation facilities and many others. It will be further more strengthened and popularized if it could be assured with timely participation of the farmers and constant government support.
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