In our January 15, 2000 issue, Down To Earth had highlighted the situation in drought-struck areas of Gujarat. The conclusion was that villages with structures to harvest rainwater were faring much better than villages which had forgotten the value of rain (see:
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/tryst-rain
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-politics
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/narmada-valley-project
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/government-india-goi
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/community-groups
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-development