{"id":20917,"date":"2022-08-17T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T01:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=20917"},"modified":"2022-08-16T16:25:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T10:55:02","slug":"how-sanskruti-dalavis-efforts-helped-crops-to-grow-and-water-to-flow-in-the-drought-stricken-village","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/how-sanskruti-dalavis-efforts-helped-crops-to-grow-and-water-to-flow-in-the-drought-stricken-village\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sanskruti Dalavi\u2019s efforts helped crops to grow, and water to flow in the drought-stricken village"},"content":{"rendered":"

(August 17, 2022) <\/strong>In the last 50 years, Maharashtra has witnessed a seven-fold increase in drought events, according to a study by the policy research institute, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). While some people in drought-prone areas have learned to live with it, others have fought ferociously to combat nature\u2019s fury. One such young environmental leader is Sanskruti Dalavi, the teen from Diskal village of Satara district, Maharashtra. \u201cPeople in my village had to travel 14 kilometers to fetch water, six months a year. If water came to us in tanks delivered by the government, people often got into ugly fights amongst themselves to get their share,\u201d says the 19-year-old in a conversation with <\/span>Global Indian<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By coming up with water management solutions and bringing together warring villagers, the teenager has displayed leadership skills. She got successful in talking villagers to working together to dig Continuous Contour Trenches (CCT) leading to higher groundwater levels, water conservation and reduction in soil erosion. \u201cNow people in my village have to walk just one month instead of six months in a year to fetch water from far away,\u201d she informs chirpily.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Indian