Water Harvesting Structures


The minister’s field visit to a Haveli in Chitrakoot project site.

UP agriculture minister reviews DFI project, visits Chitrakoot site

Mr Surya Pratap Shahi, Minister of Agriculture in Uttar Pradesh state’s government, reviewed the progress of the Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) project in the state’s Bundelkhand region. The minister praised the concept of renovating traditional water tanks (Havelis) renovation and appreciated efforts of all partners and project team members. Mr […]


Renovated Water Harvesting Structures have Immense Potential for Agricultural Productivity, Suggest Research Findings

Reviving traditional rainwater harvesting structures in regions with degraded land leads to increased groundwater levels, more arable land, and higher crop productivity and incomes. A recently published scientific research paper offers a case study of Bundelkhand, Central India, where groundwater levels were boosted by 2-5 m by renovating water structures […]

One of the rainwater harvesting havelis at Parasai-Sindh. Photo: R Singh, ICRISAT