Beneficiary
The villagers under two “Watershed” areas, Cuddalore District
Location
Sri Adhivaraganallur and Thethampattu villages in Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu
Thematic Area
Water Conservation
Dedicated on : 29th August 2017
Implementation: In partnership with Hand in Hand India, NGO
Investment: Rs.10.13 lakhs
Impact and Sustainability
- Provides water for domestic needs and reduces drudgery of fetching water by women
- Enhances water availability in the wells/bore wells in and around these renovated ponds
- Enhances rain water retention
- This watershed development plus project falls under ‘watershed’ area in which WABAG and NABARD are implementing watershed development project at both the villages.
- These are maintained by the respective local village communities.