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<em>Kadavanchi: </em>Lush green vineyards, tons of luscious grapes, acres of maize and jowar, and most importantly, millions of litres of water- images that are in stark contrast to the despair visible across Marathawada's eight districts. This isn't Maharashtra's greener western belts of Konkan and Raigad, but this oasis is in the Jalna district in the heart of the Marathawada region which is in the grip of the worst drought since Independence.<br />
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The village of Kadavanchi, a half-hour drive from Jalna city has transformed itself simply by implementing rain-water harvesting projects. Nearly 300 villagers have captured rain water, which will serve them through this drought, securing over 3,000 villagers.<br />
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&quot;I spend Rs. 5.5 lakh in this project. But I'm elated with the results. We are not feeling the impact of the drought,&quot; farmer Bhagwan Shirsagar explains showing the pit where he still has 80 lakh litres of water and which has a capacity to store 1.5 crore litres of water. <br />
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Mr Shirsagar has been able to even make a profit of Rs. 30 lakh, most of it by selling 2250 quintals of grapes grown across his 63 acres of land.<br />
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Here's how a village in Maharashtra made itself drought-proof-Tejas Mehta and Samira Shaikh

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