{"id":14562,"date":"2025-01-07T11:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T11:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/?p=14562"},"modified":"2025-01-11T05:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:30:08","slug":"stemming-the-urban-tide-how-a-village-secured-its-water-and-its-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/stemming-the-urban-tide-how-a-village-secured-its-water-and-its-future\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Village Secured its Water, and its Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14562\" class=\"elementor elementor-14562\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1468087 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1468087\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34727cc\" data-id=\"34727cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5400d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5400d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Maharashtra&#8217;s Dehare village, a humble structure is quietly transforming lives. The check dam, built during the Lions year 2023-2024 by the Lions Clubs of Mumbai Millennials and Churchgate (District 3231-A1) in association with the Diganta Swaraj Foundation, holds back more than just water \u2013 it&#8217;s stemming the flow of rural migration that has been threatening the very fabric of community life in India\u2019s villages.<\/p><p>&#8220;Before the dam, we lived at the mercy of rain,&#8221; says a local farmer, now cultivating exotic fruits including a prized Japanese mango variety. The dam&#8217;s one crore-litre capacity has turned water scarcity into surplus, enabling the community to diversify beyond traditional agriculture into ventures like cashew processing, groundnut oil extraction and beekeeping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f749fcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f749fcb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e34c14a\" data-id=\"e34c14a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051f28a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"051f28a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20241124-WA0174-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14563\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20241124-WA0174-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20241124-WA0174-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20241124-WA0174-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design7.nuvodev.com\/client\/lions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20241124-WA0174.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0000a3d\" data-id=\"0000a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b480a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b480a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Rs.25 lakh initiative was made possible by Lions Rajesh Jain and Mishrimal Jain, Directors of Arihant Goldplast and Capricon Realty. With the support of these CSR partners, the project benefits 300-400 villagers. But its impact transcends numbers. Where once young farmers might have sought their fortune in cities, they are now pioneering innovative agricultural projects at home and demonstrating how rural economies can be preserved.<\/p><p>The benefits extend beyond agriculture. The Lions Clubs&#8217; follow-up support, including educational supplies for children and menstrual hygiene products for women, reflects their understanding that water security touches every aspect of community life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a84e6fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a84e6fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27c3e95\" data-id=\"27c3e95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa43fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa43fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Encouraged by the success of Dehare, the Lions Clubs are identifying more villages where the project can be replicated, nurturing a future where their residents can thrive in their ancestral lands, on their own terms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Maharashtra&#8217;s Dehare village, a humble structure is quietly transforming lives. 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