Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- Sorat, a small nondescript village in Odisha's Dhenkanal, is witnessing an unusual transformation. Long constrained by limited employment opportunities and repeated crop damage caused by animals, the villagers had struggled to find stable avenues for work.
For the past two decades, villagers have been giving up farming and were forced to work as daily labourers due to repeated crop losses caused by animal raids, an ongoing challenge due to Sorat's proximity to dense forests. All this changed a few months ago, with knowledge sessions, support and participatory action enabled by Reliance Foundation.
In August 2025, 28 villagers in their late 40s united to embrace and revive a 13-acre stretch of unused farmland in Sor...