India, April 18 -- In spite of its challenges, digging of streams and creation of pond-like structures along their length can provide farmers with the much needed source of irrigation
Mandla and Dindori districts in southeastern Madhya Pradesh have a highly undulating topography, covered by large tracts of forests. Scheduled Tribes (STs) form more than half of the total population in both the districts, with agriculture as their mainstay.
Mandla and Dindori receive more than 1,200 mm of annual rainfall but, the percentage of the net sown area under irrigation, for both the districts, is among the lowest in Madhya Pradesh.
Mudadih Raiyat, a small village in the Mandla district, has around 56 households, 95 per cent of which belong to the ...