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She’s an adviser-consultant with Hubballi-based Sankalpa Rural Development Society (SRDS), which is involved in borewell recharging through rain water harvesting for a decade. Wells are drying up after continuous drought spells Shazar Robinson, 70, spends six months a year in Hubballi to create awareness about borewell recharging among farmers. “When I worked with Shikshan Gram Shelter for Children in Maharasthra in 2010, I came in touch with SRDS Hubballi and worked for constructing a check dam at Tirzada village in March 2015. “She travelled about 2,300km in a Maruti Omni through villages of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh last year and tried to convince farmers to incorporate rain water harvesting and borewell recharging to eliminate water scarcity. I moved to Hubballi over 2 years ago to work on rain water harvesting and restoration of ground water,” she said.Sikandar Meeranaik, founder, SRDS, said language is not a barrier for Robinson to interact with farmers..