Last month, Latur district in Marathwada faced its worst-ever drought and water wagons had to be transported to the parched area. However, in August, Latur is in a comfortable position as its rivers have been rejuvenated. Rena river, which is almost four km long, is seven meters deep and has adjoining fields of around 50 acres. Mr Gomare said that about 43 lakh cubic metres of silt was removed by going three meters deep. 3 crore was collected by villagers, around Rs 1.5 crore by AOL and the rest by other groups and organisations.

Source: The Hindu August 23, 2016 05:37 UTC