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Banking services chronicle magazine subscription published this article page no 220

As groundwater resources in the country continued to be under increasing stress the need for a shift in approach in the management of groundwater was felt. Success stories of initiatives taken up at Hivre Bazaar Ralegaon Siddhi and elsewhere in the country provided inspiring examples of community-based groundwater management. In the Iiivre Bazar village in Maharashtra combined efforts of the Gram Sabha local government and Non-Government Organisations turned a drought-ridden village into a thriving community. The water table in the village rose from 70-80 feet to 20 to 25 feet change in cropping pattern was brought about (from jowar bajra to onion potato horticultural crops etc.) and the standard of living improved considerably due to economic stability. It was observed however that such initiatives have been few and isolated and needed to be replicated at scale with an area based approach. banking services chronicle magazine subscription details