People-led river rejuvenation in Dev Nadi catchment We visited Yuva Mitra campus and Dev Nadi diversion weirs and talked with the local farmers Nandu Kashinath Pawar and Balasaheb Kashinath Pawar who proudly showed us around their Grape orchard spread across 12 acres. Through efforts of local organizations like Yuva Mitra[xviii], farmers in Sinnar have rejuvenated over 20 diversion weirs on Dev Nadi. These diversion weirs are low barrages built in around 1870-95 across Dev Nadi to divert water into nearby fields. They have collectively decided not to plant sugarcane in the Dev Nadi valley. Sonambe village on Dev Nadi has one of the largest rejuvenated diversion weirs, where farmers have demonstrated the power of collective small scale efforts.

Source: Hindustan Times March 14, 2023 02:05 UTC