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Preserve, revive, restore: Indian ponds spring back to life
In this photo taken on Jun 20, 2019, an Indian worker collects the last bit of water in the final pond at the dried out Puzhal Reservoir on the outskirts of Chennai. (File photo: AFP/ARUN SANKAR)
08 Mar 2021 10:55AM (Updated:
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CHENNAI: It was only when the buffaloes disappeared from an almost-dry pond in Saligao, in India s state of Goa, that residents hatched a community plan to revive it - one now seen as a model for local efforts to shore up India s precarious water supplies.
Apr 4, 2021
Dr. E. B. Chakurkar congratulated the GSBB, Goa for entering into this MoA and also stressed the need for commercial utilization and transfer of prospective technologies for the benefit of farmers and agri-entrepreneurs in Goa state. Dr. Pradip Sarmokadam thanked ICAR-CCARI, Goa and expressed that GSBB would like to work with ICAR-CCARI for continued collaborative activities to promote conserving biodiversity through sustainable use of biological resources of the state. He also apprised that a new project has been initiated by GSBB, Goa, “Conservation of Biodiversity through livelihood intervention with the brand name GoVan” to enhance villagers’ income, to create employment opportunities, thereby conserving local bio resources.
Goans are reviving dying ponds with the help of stranded migrant workers
So far, five water bodies – three wells and two ponds – have been cleaned by the group. Feb 20, 2021 · 07:30 pm Migrant workers who were stranded in Goa during the lockdown and Lamani women helping out with reviving ponds. | Sharada Kerkar/ Mongabay India
When Goan artist Harshada Kerkar looked out of her home window, she was used to seeing the scorched, parched buffaloes gravitating to the pond in front of her house in large numbers. During the summer months last year, when she did not see them lounging in their favourite watering hole, their absence concerned her.
To revive dying ponds in Goa, local community seeks help from stranded migrant labourers A group of concerned citizens realised the value of neglected water bodies and came together to form a citizen action group called Catch2o to revive water systems in and around their villages. Mongabay- India February 15, 2021 16:35:01 IST Migrant workers who were stranded in Goa during the lockdown and Lamani women have been roped in to help out with reviving the ponds in Goa which in turns helps them earn an income. Image via Mongabay India/Sharada Kerkar.
By Rashi Goel
When Goan artist Harshada Kerkar looked out of her home window, she was used to seeing the scorched, parched buffaloes gravitating to the pond in front of her house in large numbers. During the summer months last year, when she didn’t see them lounging in their favourite watering hole, their absence
In Goa, a community movement has brought a century-old heritage lake back to life
The movement to save Bondvol lake has inspired hope among those fighting unsustainable development in the state. Jan 14, 2021 · 01:30 pm Arturo D’Souza, a former English and History teacher, has been a key member of the ‘Save Bondvol Lake’ people’s movement. | Deepti/ Mongabay
When young Arturo D’Souza and his friends would take their cows and buffaloes to the Bondvol lake to bathe, the melodic sounds of a multitude of birds filled the air.
Bondvol, a 110-year-old natural reservoir in Goa, built during the Portuguese times, was the source of water for the village of Santa Cruz. It was also rich in biodiversity. “We used to end up jumping into the water ourselves along with our cattle,” said D’Souza, now 54 years old, with the memory of those times still fresh as ever. “The Bondvol waters were used for providing water to the fields.”