US-Based mostly Indian Engineer Solves Water Shortage in His Native Village

Bear in mind the award-winning movie Swades? A narrative straight from the plot of the movie has unfolded in Halgara, a tiny village within the Latur district of Maharashtra.

Datta Patil, a US-based engineer, grew up in Halgara. He studied on the authorities college within the village until class 10. He went on to pursue greater research outdoors the village and ultimately bagged a job in one of many high MNCs in the US.

Even after transferring to the US, Datta by no means forgot his roots. He visited his household and village in India annually. It was one such go to to the village that made him realise that it was no extra just like the place he had grown up in.

At that time, the village was going through excessive water shortage and needed to depend on trains bearing water tankers, even for consuming functions.

Returning again to the US, Datta began researching to search out options for the problem. He figured that it was the alarmingly low groundwater stage on the village, which was then at 800 ft, resulting in water shortage.

His subsequent plan of motion was to assist the villagers save rainwater with a view to recharge the groundwater desk. He spent virtually Rs 3 lakh from his personal pocket to start out the watershed actions within the village.

As a part of his efforts, a 20 km canal was desilted, and 20 recharge wells and 26 verify dams had been constructed. So far, Datta has spent round Rs 22 lakh on this undertaking as his private contribution. In addition to, he additionally satisfied his employer, Yahoo USA to help this initiative to revive the village.

Thus, Halgara was remodeled right into a mannequin village with a water storage of over 200 crore litres.

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Edited by Pranita Bhat