In 2003, when Hungund taluk in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka was hit by a severe drought, farmers did not have to buy food grain from the market. Nearly 90 per cent of them had built bunds and conserved topsoil using traditional techniques of drought-proofing which have their roots in this district.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mallanna-saves-farmers-cruel-sun
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shree-padre
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/civil-society
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-water-harvesting
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
