Samten Choephel
Samten Choephel works with Tata Trusts Project Management Unit in Leh.
September 1, 2017
The artificial glacier melts and flows towards Nang village in May, fulfilling the village’s water needs. (Photo by Samten Choephel)
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Artificial glaciers help mitigating rural water crisis in Ladakh

Faced with severe water shortage due to reduced snowfall and receding glaciers, a Ladakh village has built an artificial glacier successfully through community efforts that now fulfills all its water needs

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August 23, 2017
Pooran Adivasi near his farm pond with some water, even as the rest of the landscape wears a parched look. (Photo by Nachiket Sule)
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Restored farm ponds help Sahariyas tide over drought

Even as Madhya Pradesh reels under severe drought, residents of a tribal village who were denied access to water have collectively restored farm ponds to harvest the meager rainfall to fulfill their water needs

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August 4, 2017
A village council meeting being held in Barkheda village to discuss community issues. (Photo by Ishan Agrawal)
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Successful self-governance in Barkheda leads others to embrace gram swaraj

Restoration and effective management of village commons to the financial benefit of the community in Barkheda village of Madhya Pradesh has prompted 90 neighboring villages to adopt self-governance

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July 7, 2017
Manjula Ganga Mirki (centered) of Bhetwadi village is confident that the embankment will harvest enough rainwater to last them through the next summer. (Photo by Nidhi Jamwal)
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Tribal village in Palghar ensures water availability through summer

Residents of water-scarce village of indigenous people in Mokhada have collectively built a concrete embankment on a dry rivulet to harvest rainwater and become water-sufficient

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