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Red magazine Published this article page no 43 all elections to local bodies began to be held on the basis of consensus. it made the community leaders complete representatives of the people. a system of nyay panchayats informal courts were also set up. since then no case has been referred to the police. a rs.22 lakh school building was constructed using only the resources of the village. no donations were taken. money if needed was borrowed and paid back. the villagers took pride in this self-reliance. a new system of sharing labour grew out of this infusion of pride and voluntary spirit. peop...
Red magazine
Red magazine Published this article page no 44 landless labourers also gained employment. today the village plans to buy land for them in adjoining villages. at present water is adequate agriculture is flourishing though the use of fertilisers and pesticides is very high. the prosperity also brings the question of ability of the present generation to carry on the work after the leader of the movement who declared that the process of ralegans evolution to an ideal village will not stop. with changing times people tend to evolve new ways. in future ralegan might present a different model t...
Red magazine
Red magazine Published this article page no 45 traditional rain water harvesting in rural areas is done by using surface storage bodies like lakes ponds irrigation tanks etc. in rajasthan rainwater harvesting structures locally known as kund or tanka a covered underground tank are constructed near or in the house or village to store harvested rainwater see fig. 6.5 to understand various ways of rainwater harvesting. there is a wide scope to use rainwater harvesting technique to conserve precious water resource Read More....
Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle published this article page no 1 it can be done by harvesting rainwater on rooftops and open spaces. harvesting rainwater also decreases the community dependence on groundwater for domestic use. besides bridging the demandsupply gap it can also save energy to pump groundwater as recharge leads to rise in groundwater table. these days rainwater harvesting is being taken up on massive scale in many states in the country. urban areas can specially benefit from rainwater harves... Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle published this article page no 2 apart from the above mentioned factors the issue desalinisation of water particularly in coastal areas and brackish water in arid and semi-arid areas transfer of water from water surplus areas to water deficit areas through inter linking of rivers can be important remedies for solving water problem in india read more about inter linking of rivers. however the most important issue from the point of view of individual users household and commu...